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Is Colton in a fire hazard severity zone?
25.3% of Colton is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 22.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Colton ranks 780 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.33 sq mi Very High, 1.37 sq mi High, 0.38 sq mi Moderate, out of 16.15 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 22.9% is 19.1 points above the 3.9% of San Bernardino County. The median home value of $411,100 is 13% below the county median of $475,000. Among 52 places in the county it ranks 24 for exposure; Big Bear Lake ranks first at 82.9%. The latest recorded fire is SCOTT in 2010. By decade: 1960s: 3, 1980s: 5, 1990s: 2, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Colton 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 Colton
The state record shows 11 since 1950. The largest was COLTON in 1981 (4,051 acres in total).
- SCOTT (2010), 96 acres
- RECHE (1996), 280 acres
- WICK (1995), 453 acres
- (unnamed) (1988), 69 acres
- (unnamed) (1986), 383 acres
- COLTON (1981), 4,051 acres
- BLUE (1980), 246 acres
- PRADO (1980), 1,729 acres
- BLUE MOUNTAIN (1969), 463 acres
- (unnamed) (1968), 810 acres
- (unnamed) (1962), 1,491 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
Colton touches the San Bernardino South map.
Nearby places compared
- Grand Terrace, 1.6 mi south: 35.3% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $465,800
- Highgrove, 3.3 mi south: 57.5% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $594,400
- Loma Linda, 3.9 mi east: 51.0% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $557,800
- Rialto, 5.1 mi northwest: 14.5% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $454,400
- Bloomington, 5.2 mi west: 13.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $443,300
- San Bernardino, 5.9 mi north: 37.4% High or Very High, 71 fires, median home $384,900
- Muscoy, 7.1 mi north: 29.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $379,200
- Redlands, 7.6 mi east: 49.4% High or Very High, 41 fires, median home $583,000
- Highland, 8.4 mi northeast: 52.4% High or Very High, 21 fires, median home $455,200
- Riverside, 9.2 mi southwest: 26.5% High or Very High, 25 fires, median home $542,100
- Fontana, 9.3 mi northwest: 19.2% High or Very High, 34 fires, median home $558,500
- Jurupa Valley, 10.1 mi southwest: 25.7% High or Very High, 35 fires, median home $538,700