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Is San Andreas in a fire hazard severity zone?
97.8% of San Andreas is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 90.8% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
San Andreas ranks 237 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.93 sq mi Very High, 5.18 sq mi High, 0.69 sq mi Moderate, out of 10.03 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 90.8% is 11.6 points above the 79.2% of Calaveras County. The median home value of $384,300 is 13% below the county median of $441,800. Among 23 places in the county it ranks 13 for exposure; Douglas Flat ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is BUCKSKIN in 2016. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1980s: 1, 2000s: 3, 2010s: 3. The state has not evaluated San Andreas 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 Calaveras County overall, 53.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across San Andreas
The state record shows 9 since 1950. The largest was BUTTE in 2015 (70,847 acres in total).
- BUCKSKIN (2016), 15 acres
- WILLOW (2016), 448 acres
- BUTTE (2015), 70,847 acres
- WILLOW (2002), 166 acres
- LEONARD (2001), 5,188 acres
- HWY 49 #7 (2000), 68 acres
- HIGHWAY (1988), 260 acres
- ZWINGE (1954), 437 acres
- GUTTINGER (1952), 599 acres
Nearby places compared
- Paloma, 6.9 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $387,400
- Mountain Ranch, 7.8 mi east: 95.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $457,900
- Mokelumne Hill, 8.0 mi north: 79.7% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $365,700
- Valley Springs, 8.2 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $278,000
- Campo Seco, 10.1 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 3 fires
- Rancho Calaveras, 10.5 mi west: 92.8% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $435,900
- Angels, 10.8 mi southeast: 79.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $444,400
- Sheep Ranch, 11.7 mi east: 86.5% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Jackson, 12.1 mi northwest: 89.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $432,600
- Murphys, 12.4 mi east: 99.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $506,300
- Rail Road Flat, 12.5 mi northeast: 89.6% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $366,900
- Glencoe, 12.5 mi northeast: 68.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $385,700