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Is Big Bear Lake in a fire hazard severity zone?
88.5% of Big Bear Lake is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 82.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Big Bear Lake ranks 319 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.29 sq mi Very High, 1.02 sq mi High, 0.36 sq mi Moderate, out of 6.41 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 82.9% is 79.0 points above the 3.9% of San Bernardino County. The median home value of $517,900 is 9% above the county median of $475,000. Among 52 places in the county it ranks 1 for exposure; Big Bear Lake ranks first at 82.9%. The state has not evaluated Big Bear Lake 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.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Big Bear Lake in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Big Bear City, 5.5 mi east: 39.0% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $427,700
- Running Springs, 13.7 mi west: 68.2% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $373,300
- Lucerne Valley, 14.1 mi north: 20.4% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $240,000
- Oak Glen, 14.6 mi south: 71.5% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $867,600
- Yucaipa, 16.9 mi southwest: 61.1% High or Very High, 31 fires, median home $466,000
- Lake Arrowhead, 17.3 mi west: 69.4% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $545,100
- Mentone, 18.1 mi southwest: 59.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $414,200
- Cherry Valley, 19.0 mi south: 70.0% High or Very High, 13 fires, median home $358,000
- Highland, 19.1 mi southwest: 52.4% High or Very High, 21 fires, median home $455,200
- Banning, 19.1 mi south: 58.3% High or Very High, 42 fires, median home $322,900
- Calimesa, 20.8 mi southwest: 87.0% High or Very High, 20 fires, median home $423,300
- Redlands, 21.3 mi southwest: 49.4% High or Very High, 41 fires, median home $583,000