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Is South Lake Tahoe in a fire hazard severity zone?
86.6% of South Lake Tahoe is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 82.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
South Lake Tahoe ranks 325 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 7.89 sq mi Very High, 0.61 sq mi High, 0.46 sq mi Moderate, out of 10.36 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 82.2% is 34.8 points above the 47.4% of El Dorado County. The median home value of $630,200 is 2% below the county median of $640,500. Among 14 places in the county it ranks 8 for exposure; Camino ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is ANGORA in 2007. By decade: 2000s: 2. The state has not evaluated South Lake Tahoe 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 El Dorado County overall, 37.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across South Lake Tahoe
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was ANGORA in 2007 (3,070 acres in total).
- ANGORA (2007), 3,070 acres
- PIONEER 2 (2002), 23 acres
Nearby places compared
- Meyers, 6.7 mi south: 59.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $572,200
- Tahoma, 12.6 mi northwest: 65.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $882,700
- Mesa Vista, 13.3 mi southeast: 58.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $650,000
- Alpine Village, 14.1 mi southeast: 88.3% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $479,200
- Kirkwood, 16.4 mi south: 18.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $568,200
- Sunnyside-Tahoe City, 18.0 mi northwest: 69.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,032,700
- Markleeville, 18.7 mi southeast: 22.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $464,000
- Dollar Point, 19.4 mi north: 97.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $949,300
- Cedar Flat, 20.4 mi north: 84.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $961,700
- Carnelian Bay, 21.9 mi north: 85.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $814,900
- Kings Beach, 22.1 mi north: 50.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $680,200
- Tahoe Vista, 22.6 mi north: 73.2% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $817,100