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Is Fallbrook in a fire hazard severity zone?
69.2% of Fallbrook is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 63.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Fallbrook ranks 462 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 7.99 sq mi Very High, 3.14 sq mi High, 1.02 sq mi Moderate, out of 17.56 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 63.4% is 19.5 points above the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $713,000 is 10% below the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 26 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is TOMAHAWK in 2014. By decade: 1950s: 1, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was RICE in 2007 (9,472 acres in total).
- TOMAHAWK (2014), 5,365 acres
- RICE (2007), 9,472 acres
- GAVILAN (2002), 5,663 acres
- FALLBROOK DUMP (1955), 1,766 acres
Nearby places compared
- Rainbow, 5.4 mi northeast: 98.0% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $699,500
- Camp Pendleton Mainside, 6.0 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Bonsall, 6.2 mi south: 99.8% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $938,100
- Pala, 9.2 mi east: 9.3% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $265,000
- Temecula, 10.7 mi northeast: 37.3% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $640,400
- Oceanside, 10.8 mi southwest: 20.7% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $702,000
- Hidden Meadows, 11.7 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $830,000
- Vista, 12.5 mi south: 19.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $674,400
- Camp Pendleton South, 13.4 mi southwest: 0.6% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Valley Center, 14.7 mi southeast: 94.8% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $809,300
- Murrieta, 14.8 mi north: 49.0% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $606,900
- San Marcos, 16.2 mi south: 59.5% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $792,400