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Is Klamath in a fire hazard severity zone?
86.7% of Klamath is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 27.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Klamath ranks 744 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.66 sq mi High, 10.28 sq mi Moderate, out of 17.23 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 27.1% is 11.8 points above the 15.2% of Del Norte County. The median home value of $244,500 is 23% below the county median of $319,600. Among 7 places in the county it ranks 4 for exposure; Hiouchi ranks first at 66.4%. The latest recorded fire is REQUA in 2008. By decade: 2000s: 1. The state has not evaluated Klamath 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 Del Norte County overall, 7.0% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Klamath
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was REQUA in 2008 (60 acres in total).
- REQUA (2008), 60 acres
Nearby places compared
- Bertsch-Oceanview, 15.1 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $208,300
- Crescent City, 16.1 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $290,500
- Wautec, 16.7 mi southeast: 76.6% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Hiouchi, 17.1 mi north: 66.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $472,700
- Orick, 17.9 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $417,900
- Gasquet, 20.8 mi north: 27.2% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $365,300
- Kep'el, 22.1 mi southeast: 74.3% High or Very High, 6 fires
- Fort Dick, 22.6 mi north: 1.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $287,500
- Smith River, 26.4 mi north: 27.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $345,800
- Big Lagoon, 27.1 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $493,900
- Weitchpec, 30.6 mi southeast: 77.2% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $216,700
- Trinidad, 34.0 mi south: 13.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $777,500