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Is Martell in a fire hazard severity zone?
100.0% of Martell is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 84.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Martell ranks 301 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.04 sq mi Very High, 1.80 sq mi High, 0.33 sq mi Moderate, out of 2.18 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 84.7% is 12.7 points above the 72.0% of Amador County. Among 19 places in the county it ranks 17 for exposure; Amador City ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is WICKLOW 2 in 2024. By decade: 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Martell 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 Amador County overall, 44.0% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Martell
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was WICKLOW 2 in 2024 (72 acres in total).
- WICKLOW 2 (2024), 72 acres
Nearby places compared
- Sutter Creek, 1.0 mi north: 96.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $499,600
- Jackson, 2.1 mi southeast: 89.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $432,600
- Amador City, 3.8 mi north: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $356,300
- Drytown, 5.8 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Mokelumne Hill, 6.7 mi southeast: 79.7% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $365,700
- Paloma, 7.6 mi south: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $387,400
- Ione, 7.7 mi west: 68.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $448,300
- Buena Vista, 8.0 mi southwest: 95.2% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $225,000
- Pine Grove, 8.0 mi east: 97.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $375,100
- Plymouth, 8.3 mi north: 96.1% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $358,200
- Fiddletown, 9.6 mi north: 95.9% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Campo Seco, 10.6 mi south: 100.0% High or Very High, 3 fires