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Is Yreka in a fire hazard severity zone?
88.9% of Yreka is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 86.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Yreka ranks 288 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.12 sq mi Very High, 4.55 sq mi High, 0.29 sq mi Moderate, out of 10.08 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 86.0% is 51.4 points above the 34.5% of Siskiyou County. The median home value of $245,100 is 14% below the county median of $284,500. Among 21 places in the county it ranks 13 for exposure; Carrick ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is APSUUN in 2017. By decade: 1950s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 2. The state has not evaluated Yreka 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 Siskiyou County overall, 26.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Yreka
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was HAYSTACK in 1955 (59,640 acres in total).
- APSUUN (2017), 12 acres
- COMSTOCK (2017), 6 acres
- HUMBUG (2006), 41 acres
- HAYSTACK (1955), 59,640 acres
Nearby places compared
- Montague, 5.9 mi east: 42.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $181,300
- Grenada, 8.6 mi southeast: 7.8% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Hornbrook, 13.0 mi north: 99.2% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Fort Jones, 13.2 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $212,700
- Gazelle, 15.6 mi southeast: 79.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $275,000
- Greenview, 19.0 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Lake Shastina, 19.6 mi southeast: 94.2% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $331,900
- Edgewood, 21.4 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Etna, 22.7 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $238,400
- Carrick, 24.0 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Weed, 25.4 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $206,500
- Mount Hebron, 32.7 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires