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Is Phelan in a fire hazard severity zone?
100.0% of Phelan is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 26.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Phelan ranks 752 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 7.43 sq mi Very High, 8.58 sq mi High, 44.04 sq mi Moderate, out of 60.07 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 26.6% is 22.8 points above the 3.9% of San Bernardino County. The median home value of $357,200 is 25% below the county median of $475,000. Among 52 places in the county it ranks 23 for exposure; Big Bear Lake ranks first at 82.9%. The latest recorded fire is JOHNSON in 2024. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 1, 1980s: 4, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 3, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Phelan 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 Phelan
The state record shows 13 since 1950. The largest was BLUE CUT in 2016 (36,267 acres in total).
- JOHNSON (2024), 67 acres
- BLUE CUT (2016), 36,267 acres
- NORTH (2015), 4,249 acres
- HILL (2011), 1,159 acres
- RUNWAY (2004), 1,194 acres
- TURTLE (1999), 3,396 acres
- WHITE (1983), 597 acres
- EABY #2 (1980), 35 acres
- EABY #1 (1980), 137 acres
- EABY #3 (1980), 66 acres
- OUTSIDE ORIGIN #1 (1960), 7,338 acres
- SAND STONE (1959), 12,061 acres
Nearby places compared
- Piñon Hills, 6.0 mi west: 51.6% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $395,800
- Wrightwood, 8.2 mi southwest: 64.1% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $456,400
- Oak Hills, 8.4 mi southeast: 65.5% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $475,500
- Mountain View Acres, 10.9 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $346,000
- Adelanto, 11.4 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $318,300
- Lytle Creek, 12.3 mi south: 16.0% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $483,600
- Victorville, 12.7 mi northeast: 6.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $342,500
- Hesperia, 13.0 mi east: 45.1% High or Very High, 22 fires, median home $366,800
- Spring Valley Lake, 15.2 mi east: 8.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $439,500
- Crestline, 18.3 mi southeast: 60.3% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $363,500
- Apple Valley, 18.7 mi northeast: 27.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $377,300
- San Antonio Heights, 20.3 mi southwest: 70.5% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $986,500