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Is Descanso in a fire hazard severity zone?
56.6% of Descanso is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 56.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Descanso ranks 520 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 10.85 sq mi Very High, out of 19.15 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 56.6% is 12.8 points above the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $606,100 is 23% below the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 31 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is ROAD in 2021. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1980s: 2, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Descanso 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 Descanso
The state record shows 7 since 1950. The largest was CEDAR in 2003 (270,686 acres in total).
- ROAD (2021), 84 acres
- VIEWPOINT (2014), 17 acres
- CEDAR (2003), 270,686 acres
- POSER (1987), 40 acres
- SWEETWATER #2 (1982), 42 acres
- VIEJAS (1953), 708 acres
- CONEJOS (1950), 62,849 acres
Nearby places compared
- Pine Valley, 6.8 mi east: 22.5% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $582,900
- Alpine, 7.7 mi west: 68.0% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $810,000
- Mount Laguna, 11.9 mi east: 5.2% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $273,400
- Harbison Canyon, 12.1 mi west: 99.5% High or Very High, 21 fires, median home $632,700
- San Diego Country Estates, 13.5 mi northwest: 73.2% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $715,000
- Julian, 14.5 mi north: 82.3% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $553,800
- Crest, 14.5 mi west: 96.3% High or Very High, 24 fires, median home $715,100
- Lakeside, 15.4 mi west: 68.9% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $585,500
- Granite Hills, 16.6 mi west: 56.8% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $892,700
- Potrero, 17.2 mi south: 99.9% High or Very High, 6 fires
- Campo, 17.3 mi southeast: 72.2% High or Very High, 19 fires, median home $337,500
- Winter Gardens, 17.4 mi west: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $558,800