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Is Modjeska in a fire hazard severity zone?
76.9% of Modjeska is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 76.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Modjeska ranks 352 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 1.54 sq mi Very High, out of 2.00 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 76.9% is 39.5 points above the 37.4% of Orange County. The median home value of $997,100 is 9% above the county median of $915,500. Among 45 places in the county it ranks 8 for exposure; Williams Canyon ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is SILVERADO in 2020. By decade: 1980s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2020s: 2. Seismic maps cover Modjeska with liquefaction 10.1%, landslide 41.3%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Orange County overall, 32.7% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Modjeska
The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was SANTIAGO in 2007 (28,430 acres in total).
- SILVERADO (2020), 12,469 acres
- BOND (2020), 6,681 acres
- SANTIAGO (2007), 28,430 acres
- SANTIAGO (1997), 338 acres
- MODJESKA (1984), 1,018 acres
Nearby places compared
- Williams Canyon, 1.5 mi north: 100.0% High or Very High, 6 fires
- Silverado, 2.8 mi north: 71.9% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $658,500
- Trabuco Canyon, 3.0 mi southeast: 97.7% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $1,243,100
- Lake Forest, 4.5 mi southwest: 36.8% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $876,300
- Rancho Santa Margarita, 5.7 mi south: 87.0% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $907,900
- Mission Viejo, 7.4 mi south: 19.5% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $946,300
- Coto de Caza, 7.8 mi south: 92.0% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $1,419,400
- Irvine, 8.1 mi west: 35.0% High or Very High, 18 fires, median home $1,115,400
- Las Flores, 8.5 mi south: 96.8% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $1,068,900
- Laguna Hills, 8.6 mi southwest: 3.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $944,000
- Laguna Woods, 9.0 mi southwest: 26.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $364,900
- Temescal Valley, 9.4 mi east: 85.7% High or Very High, 30 fires, median home $648,200