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Is Oakland in a fire hazard severity zone?
19.1% of Oakland is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 12.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Oakland ranks 878 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.04 sq mi Very High, 4.06 sq mi High, 3.99 sq mi Moderate, out of 58.05 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 12.2% is 40.3 points below the 52.5% of Alameda County. The median home value of $924,700 is 13% below the county median of $1,057,400. Among 20 places in the county it ranks 8 for exposure; Sunol ranks first at 54.1%. The latest recorded fire is PEAK in 2024. By decade: 1990s: 1, 2020s: 1. Seismic maps cover Oakland with fault zone 5.0%, liquefaction 39.3%, landslide 14.0%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Alameda County overall, 24.7% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Oakland
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was TUNNEL in 1991 (1,623 acres in total).
- PEAK (2024), 0 acres
- TUNNEL (1991), 1,623 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
Oakland touches the Hayward, Oakland East, San Leandro maps.
Nearby places compared
- Piedmont, 2.3 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $2,000,001
- Alameda, 2.8 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,203,900
- Emeryville, 5.7 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $598,300
- Moraga, 6.3 mi northeast: 74.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,597,600
- Orinda, 6.5 mi north: 73.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,804,400
- San Leandro, 6.6 mi southeast: 1.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $813,600
- Berkeley, 6.7 mi northwest: 9.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,351,100
- Albany, 8.4 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,188,600
- Ashland, 8.5 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $695,300
- Lafayette, 8.6 mi northeast: 55.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Kensington, 8.7 mi northwest: 44.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,412,500
- San Lorenzo, 9.3 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $833,800