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Is Litchfield in a fire hazard severity zone?
47.1% of Litchfield is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 16.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Litchfield ranks 835 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.67 sq mi High, 1.21 sq mi Moderate, out of 3.99 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 16.7% is 15.3 points below the 32.0% of Lassen County. The median home value of $332,800 is 28% above the county median of $259,500. Among 16 places in the county it ranks 15 for exposure; Clear Creek ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is TUMBLEWEED in 2018. By decade: 1980s: 2, 1990s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Litchfield 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 Lassen County overall, 14.1% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Litchfield
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was TUMBLEWEED in 2018 (645 acres in total).
- TUMBLEWEED (2018), 645 acres
- SHAFFER (1995), 275 acres
- (unnamed) (1986), 48 acres
- (unnamed) (1985), 55 acres
Nearby places compared
- Susanville, 6.6 mi west: 36.2% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $234,000
- Janesville, 8.7 mi southwest: 49.6% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $289,400
- Johnstonville, 10.2 mi west: 41.3% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $278,900
- Milford, 15.6 mi south: 37.4% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Patton Village, 20.5 mi southeast: 72.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $72,200
- Herlong, 21.4 mi southeast: 47.6% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Spaulding, 28.2 mi northwest: 31.4% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $219,200
- Stones Landing, 28.3 mi northwest: 42.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $278,800
- Doyle, 29.0 mi southeast: 84.4% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $227,300
- Taylorsville, 32.9 mi southwest: 26.7% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Westwood, 33.4 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $176,500
- Crescent Mills, 34.3 mi southwest: 74.7% High or Very High, 2 fires