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Is Mentone in a fire hazard severity zone?
65.7% of Mentone is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 59.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Mentone ranks 492 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.21 sq mi Very High, 0.42 sq mi High, 0.40 sq mi Moderate, out of 6.13 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 59.2% is 55.3 points above the 3.9% of San Bernardino County. The median home value of $414,200 is 13% below the county median of $475,000. Among 52 places in the county it ranks 11 for exposure; Big Bear Lake ranks first at 82.9%. The latest recorded fire is CRAFTON in 2009. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 2. The state has not evaluated Mentone 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 Bernardino County overall, 2.0% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Mentone
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was (unnamed) in 1993 (5,582 acres in total).
- CRAFTON (2009), 348 acres
- CRAFTON (2006), 207 acres
- (unnamed) (1993), 5,582 acres
- HAVEN (1959), 753 acres
Nearby places compared
- Yucaipa, 3.5 mi east: 61.1% High or Very High, 31 fires, median home $466,000
- Redlands, 3.9 mi west: 49.4% High or Very High, 41 fires, median home $583,000
- Highland, 5.4 mi northwest: 52.4% High or Very High, 21 fires, median home $455,200
- Calimesa, 6.2 mi southeast: 87.0% High or Very High, 20 fires, median home $423,300
- Loma Linda, 7.9 mi west: 51.0% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $557,800
- Oak Glen, 9.0 mi east: 71.5% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $867,600
- Cherry Valley, 9.6 mi southeast: 70.0% High or Very High, 13 fires, median home $358,000
- Running Springs, 10.6 mi north: 68.2% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $373,300
- Moreno Valley, 10.7 mi southwest: 32.6% High or Very High, 60 fires, median home $461,400
- Colton, 11.6 mi west: 22.9% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $411,100
- Grand Terrace, 11.7 mi west: 35.3% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $465,800
- Highgrove, 11.8 mi west: 57.5% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $594,400