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Is Big Bear City in a fire hazard severity zone?
40.1% of Big Bear City is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 39.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Big Bear City ranks 654 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 10.16 sq mi Very High, 2.34 sq mi High, 0.37 sq mi Moderate, out of 32.04 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 39.0% is 35.1 points above the 3.9% of San Bernardino County. The median home value of $427,700 is 10% below the county median of $475,000. Among 52 places in the county it ranks 17 for exposure; Big Bear Lake ranks first at 82.9%. The latest recorded fire is CACTUS in 2022. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 1, 1970s: 4, 1980s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Big Bear City 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 San Bernardino County overall, 2.0% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Big Bear City
The state record shows 10 since 1950. The largest was ARRASTRE in 1961 (639 acres in total).
- CACTUS (2022), 26 acres
- ARRASTRE (2006), 363 acres
- (unnamed) (1987), 335 acres
- (unnamed) (1979), 130 acres
- (unnamed) (1975), 318 acres
- (unnamed) (1974), 41 acres
- (unnamed) (1973), 82 acres
- ARRASTRE (1961), 639 acres
- (unnamed) (1953), 197 acres
- (unnamed) (1950), 418 acres
Nearby places compared
- Big Bear Lake, 5.5 mi west: 82.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $517,900
- Lucerne Valley, 14.7 mi north: 20.4% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $240,000
- Oak Glen, 17.2 mi southwest: 71.5% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $867,600
- Morongo Valley, 17.9 mi southeast: 8.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $265,100
- Running Springs, 19.2 mi west: 68.2% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $373,300
- Banning, 20.4 mi south: 58.3% High or Very High, 42 fires, median home $322,900
- Yucaipa, 20.8 mi southwest: 61.1% High or Very High, 31 fires, median home $466,000
- Cherry Valley, 21.4 mi southwest: 70.0% High or Very High, 13 fires, median home $358,000
- Whitewater, 22.3 mi south: 35.6% High or Very High, 15 fires, median home $273,600
- Mentone, 22.5 mi southwest: 59.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $414,200
- Yucca Valley, 22.5 mi east: 18.5% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $321,300
- Homestead Valley, 22.6 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $214,800