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Is Potrero in a fire hazard severity zone?
99.9% of Potrero is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 99.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Potrero ranks 95 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.82 sq mi Very High, 0.32 sq mi High, out of 3.15 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 99.9% is 56.1 points above the 43.8% of San Diego County. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 6 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is BORDER 32 in 2022. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Potrero 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 Diego County overall, 37.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Potrero
The state record shows 6 since 1950. The largest was HARRIS 2 in 2007 (90,728 acres in total).
- BORDER 32 (2022), 4,456 acres
- BORDER 3 (2016), 7,606 acres
- HARRIS 2 (2007), 90,728 acres
- BELL (2001), 1,409 acres
- (unnamed) (1969), 107 acres
- (unnamed) (1954), 50 acres
Nearby places compared
- Campo, 8.1 mi east: 72.2% High or Very High, 19 fires, median home $337,500
- Pine Valley, 16.4 mi north: 22.5% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $582,900
- Jamul, 16.9 mi northwest: 78.6% High or Very High, 17 fires, median home $961,300
- Descanso, 17.2 mi north: 56.6% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $606,100
- Alpine, 18.1 mi northwest: 68.0% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $810,000
- Boulevard, 18.5 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $347,100
- Harbison Canyon, 19.5 mi northwest: 99.5% High or Very High, 21 fires, median home $632,700
- Crest, 20.0 mi northwest: 96.3% High or Very High, 24 fires, median home $715,100
- Mount Laguna, 20.4 mi northeast: 5.2% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $273,400
- Rancho San Diego, 21.2 mi northwest: 65.0% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $854,200
- Granite Hills, 22.1 mi northwest: 56.8% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $892,700
- Spring Valley, 22.5 mi west: 37.0% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $645,300