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Is Mountain Center in a fire hazard severity zone?
44.6% of Mountain Center is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 44.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Mountain Center ranks 612 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.84 sq mi Very High, out of 1.88 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 44.6% is 28.2 points above the 16.4% of Riverside County. Among 75 places in the county it ranks 32 for exposure; Lake Riverside ranks first at 96.5%. The latest recorded fire is BONITA in 2021. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1980s: 1, 2010s: 2, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Mountain Center 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 Riverside County overall, 14.8% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Mountain Center
The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was MOUNTAIN in 2013 (27,524 acres in total).
- BONITA (2021), 681 acres
- CRANSTON (2018), 13,229 acres
- MOUNTAIN (2013), 27,524 acres
- CENTER (1981), 1,740 acres
- (unnamed) (1950), 105 acres
Nearby places compared
- Idyllwild-Pine Cove, 1.9 mi north: 59.8% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $485,300
- Valle Vista, 9.6 mi west: 39.4% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $315,400
- Anza, 9.8 mi south: 81.1% High or Very High, 15 fires, median home $316,700
- Palm Springs, 11.2 mi east: 4.6% High or Very High, 35 fires, median home $567,300
- East Hemet, 12.5 mi west: 32.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $370,300
- Sage, 13.2 mi southwest: 95.4% High or Very High, 49 fires, median home $516,700
- Cabazon, 14.1 mi north: 94.8% High or Very High, 22 fires, median home $248,800
- Lake Riverside, 14.7 mi south: 96.5% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $390,000
- Whitewater, 15.6 mi north: 35.6% High or Very High, 15 fires, median home $273,600
- Hemet, 16.3 mi west: 26.7% High or Very High, 19 fires, median home $314,200
- Cathedral City, 16.6 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $420,700
- San Jacinto, 17.0 mi west: 26.9% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $391,600