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Is Squaw Valley in a fire hazard severity zone?
98.8% of Squaw Valley is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 96.3% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Squaw Valley ranks 175 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 17.31 sq mi Very High, 44.08 sq mi High, 1.57 sq mi Moderate, out of 63.76 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 96.3% is 78.5 points above the 17.8% of Fresno County. The median home value of $283,500 is 22% below the county median of $362,600. Among 45 places in the county it ranks 1 for exposure; Squaw Valley ranks first at 96.3%. The latest recorded fire is CORN in 2025. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 3, 2000s: 9, 2010s: 10, 2020s: 15. The state has not evaluated Squaw Valley 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 Fresno County overall, 7.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Squaw Valley
The state record shows 40 since 1950. The largest was FRESNO JUNE LIGHTNING COMPLEX in 2024 (10,641 acres in total).
- CORN (2025), 28 acres
- RUTH (2025), 20 acres
- RECTOR (2025), 61 acres
- RIPPLE (2024), 15 acres
- PEPPER (2024), 28 acres
- FRESNO JUNE LIGHTNING COMPLEX (2024), 10,641 acres
- ORANGE (2023), 108 acres
- LONG (2023), 28 acres
- RODEO (2023), 20 acres
- GEORGE (2023), 26 acres
- CRANE (2023), 24 acres
- PEBBLE (2022), 54 acres
Nearby places compared
- Orange Cove, 8.8 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $232,900
- East Orosi, 11.7 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Orosi, 12.7 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $231,400
- Sultana, 13.6 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $346,800
- Cutler, 13.6 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $203,300
- Minkler, 13.7 mi west: 4.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $577,600
- Wilsonia, 14.1 mi east: 42.9% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Hartland, 14.5 mi east: 72.4% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Dinuba, 15.2 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $267,300
- Reedley, 15.5 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $311,700
- Seville, 15.8 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $152,500
- Yettem, 16.0 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires