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Is Buck Meadows in a fire hazard severity zone?

92.1% of Buck Meadows is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 92.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.

Very High zone92.1% of the area

High zone0.0%

Moderate zone0.0%

Earthquake fault zone0.0%

Liquefaction zone0.0%

Landslide zone0.0%

Not evaluated for seismic hazards100.0%: a zero above proves nothing there

Fires recorded since 19504

Land area0.5 sq mi

Flood and dam zonesnot covered

Buck Meadows ranks 227 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.

In land area, that is 0.51 sq mi Very High, out of 0.55 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 92.1% is 46.7 points above the 45.4% of Mariposa County. Among 17 places in the county it ranks 10 for exposure; Bootjack ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is RIM in 2013. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1980s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Buck Meadows 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 Mariposa County overall, 23.4% of the land is Very High.

Fires recorded in or across Buck Meadows

The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was RIM in 2013 (256,176 acres in total).

RIM (2013), 256,176 acres
HAMM (1987), 33,144 acres
BUCK (1968), 21 acres
BUCK MEADOWS (1954), 22 acres

Nearby places compared

Greeley Hill, 5.2 mi southwest: 60.2% High or Very High, 13 fires, median home $262,900
Pine Mountain Lake, 7.4 mi northwest: 75.9% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $381,000
Coulterville, 9.4 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires
Groveland, 9.6 mi west: 74.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $329,500
Tuolumne City, 13.7 mi northwest: 82.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $392,600
Soulsbyville, 16.3 mi northwest: 98.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $361,400
Bear Valley, 16.7 mi south: 99.9% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $468,900
Mono Vista, 17.4 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $401,800
Twain Harte, 17.8 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $463,200
Mi-Wuk Village, 17.9 mi north: 64.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $549,100
East Sonora, 18.2 mi northwest: 92.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $291,300
El Portal, 18.4 mi southeast: 3.1% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $257,700

All of Mariposa County