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Is El Cajon in a fire hazard severity zone?
9.9% of El Cajon is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 7.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
El Cajon ranks 924 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.50 sq mi Very High, 0.60 sq mi High, 0.34 sq mi Moderate, out of 14.52 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 7.5% is 36.3 points below the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $632,800 is 20% below the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 47 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is CEDAR in 2003. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1970s: 1, 2000s: 1. The state has not evaluated El Cajon 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 El Cajon
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was CEDAR in 2003 (270,686 acres in total).
- CEDAR (2003), 270,686 acres
- LAGUNA (1970), 174,162 acres
- VALLEY VIEW #2 (1958), 1,206 acres
- HAIR PIN #2 (1955), 140 acres
Nearby places compared
- Bostonia, 2.0 mi northeast: 25.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $435,900
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, 2.3 mi south: 1.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $906,500
- Granite Hills, 3.0 mi east: 56.8% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $892,700
- Rancho San Diego, 3.2 mi southeast: 65.0% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $854,200
- Winter Gardens, 3.3 mi northeast: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $558,800
- La Mesa, 4.0 mi southwest: 4.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $738,800
- Santee, 4.5 mi north: 69.3% High or Very High, 15 fires, median home $653,400
- Spring Valley, 4.8 mi south: 37.0% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $645,300
- Lakeside, 5.1 mi northeast: 68.9% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $585,500
- Crest, 5.3 mi east: 96.3% High or Very High, 24 fires, median home $715,100
- Eucalyptus Hills, 5.9 mi north: 98.7% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $821,900
- Lemon Grove, 6.2 mi southwest: 0.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $640,600