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Is Ruth in a fire hazard severity zone?
20.7% of Ruth is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 20.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Ruth ranks 797 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 6.52 sq mi Very High, 1.88 sq mi High, out of 40.55 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 20.7% is 2.9 points below the 23.6% of Trinity County. Among 14 places in the county it ranks 14 for exposure; Trinity Center ranks first at 73.0%. The latest recorded fire is LAKE in 2024. By decade: 1950s: 3, 1960s: 9, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 3, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 3, 2020s: 2. The state has not evaluated Ruth 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 Trinity County overall, 23.0% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Ruth
The state record shows 24 since 1950. The largest was AUGUST COMPLEX in 2020 (1,032,700 acres in total).
- LAKE (2024), 5 acres
- AUGUST COMPLEX (2020), 1,032,700 acres
- GOBBLER (2015), 8,305 acres
- PICKETT (2015), 11,013 acres
- RUTH (2011), 1,457 acres
- JOURNEY (2000), 1,010 acres
- (unnamed) (1994), 17 acres
- LAKE (1991), 10 acres
- CONSKY (1989), 34 acres
- (unnamed) (1982), 5 acres
- (unnamed) (1981), 3 acres
- (unnamed) (1979), 11 acres
Nearby places compared
- Post Mountain, 10.1 mi northeast: 41.6% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Mad River, 12.4 mi northwest: 46.3% High or Very High, 28 fires, median home $280,900
- Alderpoint, 17.1 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Hayfork, 21.1 mi northeast: 52.2% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $291,300
- Hyampom, 23.1 mi north: 45.5% High or Very High, 12 fires
- Platina, 23.5 mi east: 88.0% High or Very High, 6 fires
- Phillipsville, 23.9 mi west: 10.2% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Miranda, 25.3 mi west: 56.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $402,400
- Benbow, 27.3 mi southwest: 95.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $336,500
- Garberville, 27.8 mi southwest: 87.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $418,000
- Myers Flat, 27.8 mi west: 42.7% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Redway, 28.0 mi southwest: 56.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $363,700