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Is Mojave in a fire hazard severity zone?
85.6% of Mojave is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 0.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
In land area, that is 50.06 sq mi Moderate, out of 58.47 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 0.0% is 30.1 points below the 30.1% of Kern County. The median home value of $204,400 is 34% below the county median of $310,600. Among 88 places in the county it ranks 72 for exposure; Fellows ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is BACKUS in 2024. By decade: 2000s: 2, 2010s: 4, 2020s: 6. The state has not evaluated Mojave 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 Kern County overall, 12.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Mojave
The state record shows 12 since 1950. The largest was BACKUS in 2003 (444 acres in total).
- BACKUS (2024), 38 acres
- RUBY (2024), 25 acres
- EDMONDS (2024), 31 acres
- LAGUNA (2024), 10 acres
- Backus 2 (2021), 3 acres
- BACKUS (2021), 27 acres
- ROSAMOND (2016), 17 acres
- BACKUS (2013), 78 acres
- SIERRA (2012), 3 acres
- SOLEDAD (2012), 67 acres
- SILVER QUEEN (2008), 43 acres
- BACKUS (2003), 444 acres
Nearby places compared
- Rosamond, 9.8 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $330,100
- Mountain Meadows, 15.5 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $460,000
- Edwards AFB, 15.8 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- California City, 16.5 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $239,600
- Tehachapi, 16.7 mi northwest: 70.4% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $344,700
- Golden Hills, 19.8 mi northwest: 84.5% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $376,300
- Lancaster, 21.6 mi south: 31.8% High or Very High, 34 fires, median home $409,100
- North Edwards, 22.0 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $135,800
- Quartz Hill, 24.4 mi south: 6.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $455,500
- Elizabeth Lake, 26.5 mi southwest: 95.0% High or Very High, 17 fires, median home $381,500
- Lake Hughes, 27.1 mi southwest: 50.8% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $519,400
- Stallion Springs, 27.7 mi west: 95.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $405,200