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Is Jamul in a fire hazard severity zone?
78.8% of Jamul is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 78.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Jamul ranks 341 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 12.88 sq mi Very High, 0.32 sq mi High, 0.03 sq mi Moderate, out of 16.80 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 78.6% is 34.8 points above the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $961,300 is 21% above the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 18 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is STEELE 2 in 2025. By decade: 1950s: 4, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 2, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 3, 2020s: 5. The state has not evaluated Jamul 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 Jamul
The state record shows 17 since 1950. The largest was LAGUNA in 1970 (174,162 acres in total).
- STEELE 2 (2025), 28 acres
- ANITA (2024), 20 acres
- MILLAR 3-1 (2024), 12 acres
- SAGE (2023), 39 acres
- FURY (2022), 2 acres
- HARRIS 2 (2007), 90,728 acres
- MILLAR (2007), 13 acres
- MINE/OTAY (2003), 44,734 acres
- PROCTOR (1999), 1,460 acres
- HONEY (1996), 3,388 acres
- MILLER (1985), 8,270 acres
- MILLER (1984), 43 acres
Nearby places compared
- Rancho San Diego, 4.5 mi northwest: 65.0% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $854,200
- Spring Valley, 5.6 mi west: 37.0% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $645,300
- Crest, 5.9 mi north: 96.3% High or Very High, 24 fires, median home $715,100
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, 6.4 mi northwest: 1.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $906,500
- Granite Hills, 6.7 mi north: 56.8% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $892,700
- La Presa, 7.5 mi west: 49.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $595,400
- El Cajon, 7.7 mi northwest: 7.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $632,800
- Harbison Canyon, 7.8 mi north: 99.5% High or Very High, 21 fires, median home $632,700
- Bostonia, 8.0 mi northwest: 25.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $435,900
- Winter Gardens, 9.1 mi north: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $558,800
- Bonita, 9.3 mi southwest: 18.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $902,200
- La Mesa, 9.4 mi northwest: 4.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $738,800