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Is Catheys Valley in a fire hazard severity zone?
99.9% of Catheys Valley is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 95.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Catheys Valley ranks 190 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.27 sq mi Very High, 19.26 sq mi High, 1.10 sq mi Moderate, out of 23.66 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 95.2% is 49.8 points above the 45.4% of Mariposa County. Among 17 places in the county it ranks 9 for exposure; Bootjack ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is DETWILER in 2017. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Catheys Valley 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 Catheys Valley
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was DETWILER in 2017 (81,826 acres in total).
- DETWILER (2017), 81,826 acres
- GUADELUPE/MPUD 127 (2004), 142 acres
- HORNITOS (1992), 654 acres
- CATHAY VALLEY MT. (1952), 808 acres
Nearby places compared
- Mt. Bullion, 6.0 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $242,900
- Mariposa, 7.9 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $306,100
- Hornitos, 9.2 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Bear Valley, 9.6 mi north: 99.9% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $468,900
- Bootjack, 11.9 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $403,300
- Midpines, 12.7 mi northeast: 85.3% High or Very High, 5 fires
- Planada, 15.6 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $237,200
- Le Grand, 16.3 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $245,200
- Tuttle, 17.9 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- University of California-Merced, 18.2 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Snelling, 19.6 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $256,800
- Bear Creek, 19.9 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires