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Is Floriston in a fire hazard severity zone?
76.1% of Floriston is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 76.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Floriston ranks 362 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.74 sq mi Very High, out of 0.97 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 76.1% is 11.2 points above the 64.9% of Nevada County. Among 14 places in the county it ranks 10 for exposure; Kingvale ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is MARTIS in 2001. By decade: 1970s: 1, 2000s: 1. The state has not evaluated Floriston 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 Nevada County overall, 52.1% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Floriston
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was MARTIS in 2001 (14,127 acres in total).
- MARTIS (2001), 14,127 acres
- (unnamed) (1973), 493 acres
Nearby places compared
- Truckee, 9.0 mi west: 91.9% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $884,000
- Verdi, 9.0 mi north: 54.3% High or Very High, 5 fires
- Tahoe Vista, 10.2 mi south: 73.2% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $817,100
- Kings Beach, 10.3 mi south: 50.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $680,200
- Carnelian Bay, 11.4 mi south: 85.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $814,900
- Cedar Flat, 13.4 mi south: 84.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $961,700
- Dollar Point, 14.8 mi south: 97.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $949,300
- Sunnyside-Tahoe City, 17.9 mi southwest: 69.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,032,700
- Soda Springs, 20.0 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,058,300
- Sierra Brooks, 20.6 mi northwest: 96.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $297,200
- Sierraville, 22.5 mi northwest: 58.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $795,700
- Kingvale, 23.0 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires