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Is Independence in a fire hazard severity zone?
78.5% of Independence is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 69.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Independence ranks 414 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.38 sq mi High, 0.43 sq mi Moderate, out of 4.87 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 69.6% is 66.9 points above the 2.8% of Inyo County. The median home value of $268,400 is 21% below the county median of $338,400. Among 21 places in the county it ranks 4 for exposure; Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek ranks first at 81.7%. The latest recorded fire is OAK in 2007. By decade: 1980s: 1, 2000s: 1. The state has not evaluated Independence 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 Inyo County overall, 0.1% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Independence
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was OAK in 2007 (27,063 acres in total).
- OAK (2007), 27,063 acres
- FORT (1980), 314 acres
Nearby places compared
- Lone Pine, 18.1 mi southeast: 27.1% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $192,800
- Big Pine, 24.2 mi north: 55.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $281,300
- Keeler, 29.9 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Wilkerson, 32.7 mi north: 73.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $319,600
- Silver City, 34.7 mi southwest: 34.9% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Cartago, 36.4 mi south: 76.3% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Bishop, 38.9 mi north: 58.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $405,700
- West Bishop, 39.9 mi north: 45.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $572,600
- Olancha, 39.9 mi south: 46.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $318,800
- Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, 40.6 mi north: 81.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $302,700
- Wilsonia, 41.8 mi west: 42.9% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Hartland, 43.1 mi west: 72.4% High or Very High, 0 fires