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Is Kirkwood in a fire hazard severity zone?
19.2% of Kirkwood is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 18.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Kirkwood ranks 823 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.98 sq mi High, 0.04 sq mi Moderate, out of 5.34 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 18.4% is 12.4 points above the 6.0% of Alpine County. The median home value of $568,200 is 22% above the county median of $466,100. Among 5 places in the county it ranks 4 for exposure; Alpine Village ranks first at 88.3%. The latest recorded fire is CALDOR in 2021. By decade: 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Kirkwood 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 Alpine County overall, 3.0% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Kirkwood
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was CALDOR in 2021 (221,786 acres in total).
- CALDOR (2021), 221,786 acres
Nearby places compared
- Meyers, 9.7 mi north: 59.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $572,200
- Markleeville, 12.1 mi east: 22.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $464,000
- Bear Valley, 15.2 mi south: 15.1% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Alpine Village, 15.3 mi northeast: 88.3% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $479,200
- South Lake Tahoe, 16.4 mi north: 82.2% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $630,200
- Mesa Vista, 16.6 mi northeast: 58.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $650,000
- Grizzly Flats, 25.3 mi west: 72.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $369,100
- Tahoma, 26.2 mi north: 65.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $882,700
- Dorrington, 28.9 mi south: 95.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $383,300
- Amador Pines, 28.9 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $340,800
- Pollock Pines, 29.4 mi west: 94.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $389,500
- Topaz, 29.7 mi east: 18.4% High or Very High, 7 fires