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Is South El Monte in a fire hazard severity zone?
Almost none of South El Monte sits in a state fire hazard severity zone.
Its High and Very High share of 0.0% is 32.4 points below the 32.4% of Los Angeles County. The median home value of $578,100 is 26% below the county median of $783,300. Among 142 places in the county it ranks 126 for exposure; Pepperdine University ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is (unnamed) in 1975. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1970s: 1. Seismic maps cover South El Monte with liquefaction 100.0%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Los Angeles County overall, 29.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across South El Monte
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was (unnamed) in 1955 (60 acres in total).
- (unnamed) (1975), 15 acres
- (unnamed) (1955), 60 acres
Nearby places compared
- El Monte, 1.7 mi north: 0.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $626,000
- Rosemead, 2.7 mi northwest: 0.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $729,600
- Rose Hills, 2.7 mi south: 70.6% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $883,500
- Avocado Heights, 2.8 mi east: 1.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $668,700
- South San Gabriel, 2.9 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $655,400
- Temple City, 3.8 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $930,200
- North El Monte, 3.8 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $852,600
- Industry, 4.0 mi east: 14.0% High or Very High, 10 fires
- San Gabriel, 4.3 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $899,000
- Montebello, 4.6 mi southwest: 12.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $660,700
- West Puente Valley, 4.6 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $591,800
- Pico Rivera, 4.9 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $621,400