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Is Susanville in a fire hazard severity zone?
43.7% of Susanville is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 36.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Susanville ranks 672 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.88 sq mi Very High, 2.01 sq mi High, 0.60 sq mi Moderate, out of 7.99 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 36.2% is 4.2 points above the 32.0% of Lassen County. The median home value of $234,000 is 10% below the county median of $259,500. Among 16 places in the county it ranks 12 for exposure; Clear Creek ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is 1-4 PEAK in 2025. By decade: 2000s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Susanville 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 Lassen County overall, 14.1% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Susanville
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was CHENEY INCIDENT in 2006 (647 acres in total).
- 1-4 PEAK (2025), 260 acres
- CHENEY INCIDENT (2006), 647 acres
Nearby places compared
- Johnstonville, 4.1 mi southwest: 41.3% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $278,900
- Litchfield, 6.6 mi east: 16.7% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $332,800
- Janesville, 7.3 mi south: 49.6% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $289,400
- Milford, 18.0 mi southeast: 37.4% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Spaulding, 23.0 mi northwest: 31.4% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $219,200
- Stones Landing, 23.8 mi northwest: 42.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $278,800
- Patton Village, 25.2 mi southeast: 72.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $72,200
- Herlong, 26.5 mi southeast: 47.6% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Westwood, 27.1 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $176,500
- Taylorsville, 29.1 mi southwest: 26.7% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Clear Creek, 29.4 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $231,900
- Greenville, 29.5 mi southwest: 68.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $353,900