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Is Shasta Lake in a fire hazard severity zone?
96.8% of Shasta Lake is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 94.8% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Shasta Lake ranks 196 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 9.49 sq mi Very High, 0.85 sq mi High, 0.22 sq mi Moderate, out of 10.91 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 94.8% is 37.5 points above the 57.4% of Shasta County. The median home value of $273,000 is 21% below the county median of $347,200. Among 32 places in the county it ranks 19 for exposure; Fall River Mills ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is RUBY in 2023. By decade: 1960s: 1, 2000s: 3, 2020s: 2. The state has not evaluated Shasta Lake 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 Shasta Lake
The state record shows 6 since 1950. The largest was S.P.R.R. #14 in 1963 (726 acres in total).
- RUBY (2023), 3 acres
- FLANAGAN (2022), 89 acres
- SHASTA (2006), 146 acres
- TIERRA (2004), 18 acres
- LAKE (2004), 119 acres
- S.P.R.R. #14 (1963), 726 acres
Nearby places compared
- Mountain Gate, 3.8 mi northeast: 99.9% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $144,900
- Keswick, 6.4 mi southwest: 55.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $440,400
- Redding, 6.9 mi south: 51.3% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $363,800
- Bella Vista, 7.0 mi east: 98.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $439,600
- Jones Valley, 7.6 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $220,200
- Shasta, 7.9 mi southwest: 73.9% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $392,000
- Centerville, 11.0 mi southwest: 89.4% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $546,700
- Palo Cedro, 11.5 mi southeast: 98.6% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $529,900
- French Gulch, 13.0 mi west: 47.7% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $84,100
- Millville, 13.6 mi southeast: 94.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $466,700
- Lakehead, 14.7 mi north: 33.7% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $216,300
- Igo, 15.3 mi southwest: 99.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $361,300