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Is French Valley in a fire hazard severity zone?
59.6% of French Valley is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 46.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
French Valley ranks 591 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.05 sq mi Very High, 1.05 sq mi High, 1.38 sq mi Moderate, out of 10.86 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 46.9% is 30.5 points above the 16.4% of Riverside County. The median home value of $637,800 is 25% above the county median of $510,300. Among 75 places in the county it ranks 30 for exposure; Lake Riverside ranks first at 96.5%. The latest recorded fire is LEE in 1998. By decade: 1980s: 2, 1990s: 3. Seismic maps cover French Valley with liquefaction 8.0%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Riverside County overall, 14.8% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across French Valley
The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was CALIFORNIA in 1993 (24,434 acres in total).
- LEE (1998), 485 acres
- PAT (1996), 165 acres
- CALIFORNIA (1993), 24,434 acres
- BENTON (1988), 1,784 acres
- BAILEY (1981), 282 acres
Nearby places compared
- Murrieta, 5.1 mi west: 49.0% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $606,900
- Temecula, 7.2 mi south: 37.3% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $640,400
- Winchester, 8.8 mi north: 58.5% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $429,500
- Menifee, 8.8 mi northwest: 40.1% High or Very High, 15 fires, median home $487,200
- Wildomar, 8.9 mi west: 70.3% High or Very High, 19 fires, median home $511,900
- Green Acres, 9.5 mi north: 86.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $242,000
- Hemet, 10.1 mi northeast: 26.7% High or Very High, 19 fires, median home $314,200
- Homeland, 10.3 mi north: 84.1% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $189,600
- Sage, 10.7 mi east: 95.4% High or Very High, 49 fires, median home $516,700
- Canyon Lake, 11.6 mi northwest: 37.5% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $647,300
- Romoland, 12.1 mi north: 66.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $403,600
- East Hemet, 13.0 mi northeast: 32.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $370,300