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Is Paynes Creek in a fire hazard severity zone?
100.0% of Paynes Creek is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 100.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Paynes Creek ranks 61 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.41 sq mi Very High, out of 3.41 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 100.0% is 34.2 points above the 65.8% of Tehama County. Among 18 places in the county it ranks 3 for exposure; Dales ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is PARK in 2024. By decade: 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Paynes Creek 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 Paynes Creek
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was PARK in 2024 (429,603 acres in total).
- PARK (2024), 429,603 acres
- FINLEY (1990), 35,861 acres
- INSKIP GRADE (1973), 19,561 acres
- BIG ANTELOPE (1961), 46,931 acres
Nearby places compared
- Manton, 6.5 mi northeast: 99.8% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $427,400
- Dales, 8.3 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires
- Shingletown, 11.4 mi north: 98.3% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $244,800
- Lake California, 15.6 mi west: 81.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $338,700
- Bend, 16.7 mi west: 45.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $451,500
- Mineral, 18.5 mi east: 13.6% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Whitmore, 19.0 mi north: 100.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $331,700
- Red Bluff, 20.3 mi southwest: 14.7% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $271,100
- Millville, 20.4 mi northwest: 94.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $466,700
- Cottonwood, 21.0 mi west: 91.3% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $362,800
- Anderson, 21.6 mi west: 39.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $272,000
- Palo Cedro, 22.5 mi northwest: 98.6% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $529,900