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Is Folsom in a fire hazard severity zone?
27.9% of Folsom is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 0.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
In land area, that is 8.41 sq mi Moderate, out of 30.16 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 0.0% is 4.8 points below the 4.8% of Sacramento County. The median home value of $702,200 is 41% above the county median of $498,900. Among 35 places in the county it ranks 14 for exposure; Franklin ranks first at 67.7%. The latest recorded fire is WHITE #2 in 2002. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 2, 1980s: 3, 2000s: 2. The state has not evaluated Folsom 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 Sacramento County overall, 0.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Folsom
The state record shows 9 since 1950. The largest was JOERGER SERIES in 1981 (1,676 acres in total).
- WHITE #2 (2002), 170 acres
- WHITE (2002), 81 acres
- WHITE ROCK SERIES (1986), 282 acres
- JOERGER SERIES (1981), 1,676 acres
- PRAIRIE CITY (1981), 593 acres
- JOERGER (1964), 1,514 acres
- ROADSIDE #31 SERIES (1962), 352 acres
- CAVITT (1950), 339 acres
- RUSSI (1950), 534 acres
Nearby places compared
- El Dorado Hills, 5.0 mi east: 53.5% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $870,300
- Orangevale, 5.0 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $508,600
- Fair Oaks, 5.6 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $645,600
- Gold River, 6.2 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $682,200
- Granite Bay, 7.4 mi north: 46.3% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $1,094,100
- Rancho Cordova, 7.8 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $451,400
- Citrus Heights, 8.5 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $432,100
- Cameron Park, 8.7 mi east: 68.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $641,100
- Carmichael, 10.0 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $541,500
- Shingle Springs, 10.3 mi east: 86.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $686,300
- Loomis, 10.4 mi north: 39.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $649,800
- Rancho Murieta, 11.0 mi south: 57.6% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $660,000