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Is Rosamond in a fire hazard severity zone?
83.2% of Rosamond is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 0.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
In land area, that is 43.52 sq mi Moderate, out of 52.31 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 0.0% is 30.1 points below the 30.1% of Kern County. The median home value of $330,100 is 6% above the county median of $310,600. Among 88 places in the county it ranks 82 for exposure; Fellows ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is TWO in 2024. By decade: 1990s: 2, 2020s: 9. The state has not evaluated Rosamond 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 Kern County overall, 12.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Rosamond
The state record shows 11 since 1950. The largest was WEST in 2024 (1,576 acres in total).
- TWO (2024), 7 acres
- HOLIDAY (2024), 428 acres
- TROPICO (2024), 4 acres
- CANYON 2 (2024), 15 acres
- SNAKE (2024), 18 acres
- SNAKE 2 (2024), 33 acres
- ROSAMOND (2024), 5 acres
- WEST (2024), 1,576 acres
- GASKELL 2 (2024), 393 acres
- KERN CO. (1994), 180 acres
- WEST NO. 2 (1993), 143 acres
Nearby places compared
- Mojave, 9.8 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $204,400
- Lancaster, 12.4 mi south: 31.8% High or Very High, 34 fires, median home $409,100
- Quartz Hill, 14.7 mi south: 6.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $455,500
- Edwards AFB, 15.6 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Elizabeth Lake, 17.2 mi southwest: 95.0% High or Very High, 17 fires, median home $381,500
- Leona Valley, 17.9 mi south: 86.2% High or Very High, 22 fires, median home $668,000
- Lake Hughes, 18.7 mi southwest: 50.8% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $519,400
- Palmdale, 19.3 mi south: 39.7% High or Very High, 39 fires, median home $435,300
- Desert View Highlands, 19.6 mi south: 4.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $321,400
- Mountain Meadows, 20.2 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $460,000
- Green Valley, 20.3 mi southwest: 16.0% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $369,600
- Tehachapi, 22.4 mi northwest: 70.4% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $344,700