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Is Lake California in a fire hazard severity zone?
86.6% of Lake California is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 81.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Lake California ranks 328 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 1.99 sq mi Very High, 3.46 sq mi High, 0.33 sq mi Moderate, out of 6.66 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 81.7% is 16.0 points above the 65.8% of Tehama County. The median home value of $338,700 is 7% above the county median of $315,600. Among 18 places in the county it ranks 7 for exposure; Dales ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is RIVER in 2025. By decade: 1960s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Lake California 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 Tehama County overall, 40.3% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Lake California
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was PRICE RANCH in 1964 (695 acres in total).
- RIVER (2025), 2 acres
- PRICE RANCH (1964), 695 acres
Nearby places compared
- Cottonwood, 5.5 mi west: 91.3% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $362,800
- Bend, 7.3 mi south: 45.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $451,500
- Anderson, 7.5 mi northwest: 39.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $272,000
- Dales, 8.2 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires
- Red Bluff, 12.4 mi south: 14.7% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $271,100
- Happy Valley, 13.2 mi northwest: 93.2% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $293,800
- Palo Cedro, 13.6 mi north: 98.6% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $529,900
- Millville, 13.8 mi north: 94.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $466,700
- Paynes Creek, 15.6 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Redding, 17.5 mi northwest: 51.3% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $363,800
- Centerville, 18.6 mi northwest: 89.4% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $546,700
- Manton, 19.4 mi east: 99.8% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $427,400