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Is Redwood City in a fire hazard severity zone?
2.2% of Redwood City is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 2.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Redwood City ranks 994 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.44 sq mi High, 0.04 sq mi Moderate, out of 21.90 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 2.0% is 62.9 points below the 64.9% of San Mateo County. The median home value of $1,838,800 is 23% above the county median of $1,494,500. Among 33 places in the county it ranks 18 for exposure; La Honda ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is WHIPPLE in 2023. By decade: 2020s: 1. Seismic maps cover Redwood City with liquefaction 76.3%, landslide 2.6%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In San Mateo County overall, 20.8% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Redwood City
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was WHIPPLE in 2023 (27 acres in total).
- WHIPPLE (2023), 27 acres
Nearby places compared
- North Fair Oaks, 2.0 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,209,600
- San Carlos, 3.0 mi west: 5.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Atherton, 3.7 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Menlo Park, 3.8 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Emerald Lake Hills, 4.1 mi southwest: 24.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- East Palo Alto, 4.5 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,124,000
- Foster City, 4.7 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,774,500
- West Menlo Park, 4.9 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Belmont, 5.1 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Stanford, 5.7 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Woodside, 6.6 mi southwest: 47.6% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $2,000,001
- San Mateo, 6.6 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,563,200