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Is Berkeley in a fire hazard severity zone?
15.0% of Berkeley is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 9.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Berkeley ranks 901 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.70 sq mi Very High, 0.31 sq mi High, 0.61 sq mi Moderate, out of 10.80 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 9.4% is 43.1 points below the 52.5% of Alameda County. The median home value of $1,351,100 is 28% above the county median of $1,057,400. Among 20 places in the county it ranks 9 for exposure; Sunol ranks first at 54.1%. The latest recorded fire is TUNNEL in 1991. By decade: 1990s: 1. Seismic maps cover Berkeley with fault zone 9.0%, liquefaction 24.7%, landslide 13.7%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Alameda County overall, 24.7% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Berkeley
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was TUNNEL in 1991 (1,623 acres in total).
- TUNNEL (1991), 1,623 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
Berkeley touches the Oakland East, Oakland West, Richmond maps.
Nearby places compared
- Albany, 1.8 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,188,600
- Kensington, 2.3 mi north: 44.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,412,500
- Emeryville, 2.9 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $598,300
- El Cerrito, 3.1 mi north: 20.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,107,500
- Piedmont, 4.4 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $2,000,001
- East Richmond Heights, 5.2 mi northwest: 83.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $913,100
- Orinda, 5.8 mi east: 73.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,804,400
- Oakland, 6.7 mi southeast: 12.2% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $924,700
- Rollingwood, 6.8 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $600,400
- El Sobrante, 6.9 mi north: 35.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $695,900
- San Pablo, 7.2 mi northwest: 7.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $516,000
- North Richmond, 7.8 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $546,600