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Is Poway in a fire hazard severity zone?
90.5% of Poway is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 86.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Poway ranks 284 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 31.17 sq mi Very High, 2.59 sq mi High, 1.66 sq mi Moderate, out of 39.14 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 86.2% is 42.4 points above the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $971,500 is 23% above the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 16 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is WITCH in 2007. By decade: 1950s: 3, 1960s: 3, 1970s: 8, 1980s: 7, 1990s: 3, 2000s: 3. The state has not evaluated Poway 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 Poway
The state record shows 27 since 1950. The largest was CEDAR in 2003 (270,686 acres in total).
- WITCH (2007), 162,070 acres
- CEDAR (2003), 270,686 acres
- BEELER (2000), 269 acres
- POWAY (1995), 1,680 acres
- POWAY (1993), 831 acres
- COACH (1993), 708 acres
- BANDY (1987), 36 acres
- ASSIST #177 (1987), 649 acres
- ASSIST #54 (1984), 122 acres
- ASSIST #94 (1981), 49 acres
- ASSIST #65 (1981), 217 acres
- POWAY #27 (1980), 34 acres
Nearby places compared
- Del Dios, 8.3 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $955,400
- Ramona, 8.5 mi northeast: 86.8% High or Very High, 23 fires, median home $704,500
- Eucalyptus Hills, 8.7 mi southeast: 98.7% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $821,900
- Santee, 9.5 mi south: 69.3% High or Very High, 15 fires, median home $653,400
- Escondido, 9.8 mi north: 52.6% High or Very High, 19 fires, median home $663,500
- Harmony Grove, 10.3 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $1,039,900
- Fairbanks Ranch, 10.3 mi west: 99.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Rancho Santa Fe, 11.1 mi west: 98.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Elfin Forest, 11.4 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,496,700
- Winter Gardens, 11.9 mi southeast: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $558,800
- Lakeside, 12.1 mi southeast: 68.9% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $585,500
- San Diego Country Estates, 13.0 mi east: 73.2% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $715,000