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Is French Gulch in a fire hazard severity zone?
47.7% of French Gulch is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 47.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
French Gulch ranks 585 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 5.90 sq mi Very High, out of 12.37 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 47.7% is 9.7 points below the 57.4% of Shasta County. The median home value of $84,100 is 76% below the county median of $347,200. Among 32 places in the county it ranks 28 for exposure; Fall River Mills ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is CARR in 2018. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1980s: 2, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated French Gulch 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 Shasta County overall, 48.7% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across French Gulch
The state record shows 8 since 1950. The largest was CARR in 2018 (229,651 acres in total).
- CARR (2018), 229,651 acres
- FRENCH (2004), 12,675 acres
- EAST (2001), 627 acres
- TRINITY (1996), 76 acres
- SHIRT (1986), 14 acres
- TOWERHOUSE (1980), 2,414 acres
- BOWDISH (1961), 386 acres
- FRENCH GULCH (1955), 3,550 acres
Nearby places compared
- Lewiston, 10.4 mi west: 58.5% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $328,900
- Keswick, 10.8 mi southeast: 55.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $440,400
- Shasta, 11.4 mi southeast: 73.9% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $392,000
- Shasta Lake, 13.0 mi east: 94.8% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $273,000
- Centerville, 14.1 mi southeast: 89.4% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $546,700
- Igo, 15.1 mi south: 99.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $361,300
- Mountain Gate, 15.7 mi east: 99.9% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $144,900
- Redding, 15.8 mi southeast: 51.3% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $363,800
- Ono, 15.8 mi south: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $612,500
- Weaverville, 16.0 mi west: 63.8% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $342,500
- Lakehead, 17.9 mi northeast: 33.7% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $216,300
- Douglas City, 18.4 mi west: 68.3% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $363,900