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Is Foresthill in a fire hazard severity zone?
56.4% of Foresthill is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 56.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Foresthill ranks 522 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 6.31 sq mi Very High, out of 11.20 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 56.4% is 22.3 points above the 34.1% of Placer County. Among 22 places in the county it ranks 11 for exposure; Alta ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is MOSQUITO in 2022. By decade: 1960s: 1, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Foresthill 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 Placer County overall, 24.9% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Foresthill
The state record shows 3 since 1950. The largest was MOSQUITO in 2022 (76,771 acres in total).
- MOSQUITO (2022), 76,771 acres
- TRAILHEAD (2016), 5,645 acres
- VOLCANO (1960), 42,596 acres
Nearby places compared
- Georgetown, 6.8 mi south: 90.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $366,600
- Colfax, 9.3 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $397,100
- Meadow Vista, 11.2 mi west: 98.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $609,700
- Auburn Lake Trails, 12.1 mi southwest: 91.6% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $483,000
- Lake of the Pines, 12.7 mi west: 98.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $639,400
- Dutch Flat, 14.1 mi north: 98.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $415,000
- Coloma, 14.2 mi south: 97.5% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Alta, 14.7 mi north: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $468,200
- Alta Sierra, 14.8 mi northwest: 97.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $560,600
- Auburn, 15.2 mi southwest: 27.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $642,400
- North Auburn, 15.4 mi west: 15.3% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $503,400
- Cold Springs, 17.8 mi south: 99.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $391,700