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Is Redding in a fire hazard severity zone?
65.0% of Redding is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 51.3% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Redding ranks 559 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 12.47 sq mi Very High, 18.83 sq mi High, 8.37 sq mi Moderate, out of 61.00 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 51.3% is 6.1 points below the 57.4% of Shasta County. The median home value of $363,800 is 5% above the county median of $347,200. Among 32 places in the county it ranks 27 for exposure; Fall River Mills ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is CLEAR in 2024. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1990s: 2, 2010s: 3, 2020s: 3. The state has not evaluated Redding 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 Redding
The state record shows 10 since 1950. The largest was CARR in 2018 (229,651 acres in total).
- CLEAR (2024), 8 acres
- BRANSTETTER (2022), 34 acres
- FAWN (2021), 8,576 acres
- CREEK (2018), 72 acres
- CARR (2018), 229,651 acres
- CHINA (2015), 175 acres
- JONES (1999), 26,203 acres
- KESWICK (1995), 17 acres
- NETTLETON #3 (1960), 512 acres
- AIRPORT (1954), 2,678 acres
Nearby places compared
- Keswick, 5.0 mi northwest: 55.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $440,400
- Shasta, 5.1 mi west: 73.9% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $392,000
- Centerville, 5.9 mi southwest: 89.4% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $546,700
- Shasta Lake, 6.9 mi north: 94.8% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $273,000
- Palo Cedro, 7.7 mi east: 98.6% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $529,900
- Bella Vista, 7.7 mi northeast: 98.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $439,600
- Happy Valley, 8.6 mi south: 93.2% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $293,800
- Mountain Gate, 9.9 mi north: 99.9% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $144,900
- Anderson, 10.2 mi southeast: 39.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $272,000
- Igo, 10.5 mi southwest: 99.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $361,300
- Millville, 10.6 mi east: 94.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $466,700
- Jones Valley, 10.9 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $220,200