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Is South Taft in a fire hazard severity zone?
81.3% of South Taft is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 76.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
South Taft ranks 351 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.83 sq mi High, 0.05 sq mi Moderate, out of 1.07 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 76.9% is 46.9 points above the 30.1% of Kern County. The median home value of $155,700 is 50% below the county median of $310,600. Among 88 places in the county it ranks 14 for exposure; Fellows ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is ROSE in 2024. By decade: 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated South Taft 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 South Taft
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was HILL in 2012 (15 acres in total).
- ROSE (2024), 6 acres
- HILL (2012), 15 acres
Nearby places compared
- Taft Heights, 0.8 mi west: 27.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $187,700
- Taft, 2.5 mi east: 75.0% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $246,400
- Ford City, 3.0 mi north: 51.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $197,500
- Valley Acres, 5.9 mi northeast: 85.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $223,100
- Maricopa, 6.1 mi southeast: 96.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $121,800
- Fellows, 6.1 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $91,300
- Dustin Acres, 7.7 mi northeast: 74.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $218,500
- Derby Acres, 11.5 mi northwest: 70.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $189,200
- Tupman, 12.9 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $192,500
- McKittrick, 15.0 mi northwest: 88.3% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Cuyama, 16.4 mi southwest: 16.5% High or Very High, 0 fires
- New Cuyama, 18.1 mi southwest: 32.9% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $192,300