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Is Pomona in a fire hazard severity zone?
14.7% of Pomona is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 11.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Pomona ranks 883 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.04 sq mi Very High, 2.63 sq mi High, 0.71 sq mi Moderate, out of 22.99 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 11.6% is 20.8 points below the 32.4% of Los Angeles County. The median home value of $569,600 is 27% below the county median of $783,300. Among 142 places in the county it ranks 56 for exposure; Pepperdine University ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is DIAMOND in 2009. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1970s: 5, 1980s: 5, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2. Seismic maps cover Pomona with liquefaction 28.1%, landslide 3.1%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Los Angeles County overall, 29.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Pomona
The state record shows 15 since 1950. The largest was (unnamed) in 1957 (461 acres in total).
- DIAMOND (2009), 155 acres
- STORRS (2008), 82 acres
- LANTERMAN (1995), 8 acres
- POMONA (1995), 22 acres
- (unnamed) (1986), 23 acres
- ELEPHANT HILL (1985), 89 acres
- BONELLI (1985), 169 acres
- (unnamed) (1984), 62 acres
- (unnamed) (1982), 3 acres
- (unnamed) (1977), 34 acres
- (unnamed) (1974), 112 acres
- (unnamed) (1971), 108 acres
Nearby places compared
- Montclair, 3.7 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $549,600
- La Verne, 4.2 mi north: 35.6% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $793,900
- San Dimas, 4.4 mi northwest: 50.7% High or Very High, 39 fires, median home $756,200
- Claremont, 4.9 mi northeast: 48.1% High or Very High, 22 fires, median home $870,800
- Diamond Bar, 5.7 mi southwest: 56.1% High or Very High, 19 fires, median home $867,000
- Walnut, 6.0 mi west: 35.7% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $972,500
- Charter Oak, 6.8 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $601,900
- Upland, 7.0 mi northeast: 10.2% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $688,800
- Chino, 7.1 mi southeast: 6.7% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $641,500
- Covina, 7.2 mi west: 0.2% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $666,000
- Glendora, 7.2 mi northwest: 45.5% High or Very High, 19 fires, median home $820,800
- West Covina, 7.8 mi west: 8.9% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $712,300