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Is Carlsbad in a fire hazard severity zone?
57.2% of Carlsbad is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 50.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Carlsbad ranks 568 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 12.79 sq mi Very High, 6.73 sq mi High, 2.81 sq mi Moderate, out of 39.02 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 50.0% is 6.2 points above the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $1,156,900 is 46% above the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 34 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is POINSETTIA in 2014. By decade: 1970s: 2, 1980s: 2, 1990s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Carlsbad 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 Diego County overall, 37.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Carlsbad
The state record shows 6 since 1950. The largest was HARMONY in 1996 (9,359 acres in total).
- POINSETTIA (2014), 377 acres
- HARMONY (1996), 9,359 acres
- ASSIST #38 (1987), 226 acres
- ASSIST #16 (1982), 654 acres
- (unnamed) (1979), 966 acres
- THEATER (1970), 1,192 acres
Nearby places compared
- Lake San Marcos, 4.4 mi east: 59.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $859,600
- Vista, 4.7 mi northeast: 19.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $674,400
- Encinitas, 5.7 mi south: 43.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $1,466,000
- San Marcos, 6.1 mi east: 59.5% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $792,400
- Elfin Forest, 6.6 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,496,700
- Oceanside, 7.2 mi north: 20.7% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $702,000
- Rancho Santa Fe, 8.4 mi southeast: 98.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Harmony Grove, 8.5 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $1,039,900
- Solana Beach, 9.1 mi south: 12.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,934,700
- Camp Pendleton South, 9.4 mi northwest: 0.6% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Del Dios, 10.0 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $955,400
- Fairbanks Ranch, 10.7 mi southeast: 99.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $2,000,001