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Is Shasta in a fire hazard severity zone?
73.9% of Shasta is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 73.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Shasta ranks 377 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 8.05 sq mi Very High, out of 10.90 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 73.9% is 16.5 points above the 57.4% of Shasta County. The median home value of $392,000 is 13% above the county median of $347,200. Among 32 places in the county it ranks 25 for exposure; Fall River Mills ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is HOUSE in 2021. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1970s: 3, 1980s: 2, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Shasta 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
The state record shows 12 since 1950. The largest was CARR in 2018 (229,651 acres in total).
- HOUSE (2021), 59 acres
- CARR (2018), 229,651 acres
- SWASEY (2002), 30 acres
- SWASEY (1996), 51 acres
- DEMOCRATE (1994), 18 acres
- RANGE (1986), 21 acres
- LOWER SPRINGS (1982), 256 acres
- LOWER SPRINGS RD. (1978), 494 acres
- LOWER SPRINGS (1973), 1,340 acres
- SWASEY DR (1972), 1,858 acres
- GRANT SCHOOL (1958), 821 acres
- SUGAR LOAF MINE (1956), 710 acres
Nearby places compared
- Keswick, 1.6 mi north: 55.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $440,400
- Centerville, 3.6 mi south: 89.4% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $546,700
- Redding, 5.1 mi east: 51.3% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $363,800
- Igo, 7.4 mi southwest: 99.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $361,300
- Shasta Lake, 7.9 mi northeast: 94.8% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $273,000
- Happy Valley, 9.3 mi south: 93.2% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $293,800
- Ono, 11.2 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $612,500
- French Gulch, 11.4 mi northwest: 47.7% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $84,100
- Mountain Gate, 11.7 mi northeast: 99.9% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $144,900
- Bella Vista, 11.9 mi east: 98.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $439,600
- Palo Cedro, 12.7 mi east: 98.6% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $529,900
- Anderson, 13.5 mi southeast: 39.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $272,000