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Is Forbestown in a fire hazard severity zone?
61.9% of Forbestown is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 61.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Forbestown ranks 468 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.90 sq mi Very High, out of 6.29 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 61.9% is 11.0 points above the 50.9% of Butte County. The median home value of $195,800 is 52% below the county median of $408,700. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 21 for exposure; Bangor ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is NORTH COMPLEX in 2020. By decade: 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Forbestown for liquefaction or landslides, so the absence of a seismic hazard zone proves nothing.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Butte County overall, 37.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Forbestown
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was NORTH COMPLEX in 2020 (318,797 acres in total).
- NORTH COMPLEX (2020), 318,797 acres
Nearby places compared
- Robinson Mill, 4.3 mi southwest: 96.9% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Challenge-Brownsville, 4.8 mi south: 84.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $338,900
- Clipper Mills, 5.4 mi east: 99.7% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Rackerby, 8.3 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $387,500
- Berry Creek, 9.7 mi northwest: 83.1% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $276,400
- Kelly Ridge, 10.8 mi west: 92.4% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $266,300
- Oroville East, 11.2 mi west: 85.4% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $381,900
- Dobbins, 11.7 mi south: 98.2% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $411,100
- Bangor, 12.7 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $363,600
- Camptonville, 13.1 mi southeast: 76.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $403,300
- North San Juan, 14.0 mi southeast: 71.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $269,800
- South Oroville, 15.1 mi west: 43.6% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $248,400