This is not a Natural Hazard Disclosure statement. Open state data, explained; flood and dam zones are not covered. Details

Is Topaz in a fire hazard severity zone?

63.7% of Topaz is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 18.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.

Very High zone12.1% of the area

High zone6.4%

Moderate zone45.3%

Earthquake fault zone5.1%

Liquefaction zone0.0%

Landslide zone0.0%

Not evaluated for seismic hazards100.0%: a zero above proves nothing there

Fires recorded since 19507

Land area13.4 sq mi

Flood and dam zonesnot covered

Topaz ranks 824 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.

In land area, that is 1.62 sq mi Very High, 0.86 sq mi High, 6.09 sq mi Moderate, out of 13.44 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 18.4% is 10.6 points above the 7.8% of Mono County. Among 18 places in the county it ranks 11 for exposure; Crowley Lake ranks first at 67.1%. The latest recorded fire is SLINKARD in 2017. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Topaz 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 Mono County overall, 1.0% of the land is Very High.

Fires recorded in or across Topaz

The state record shows 7 since 1950. The largest was SLINKARD in 2017 (8,923 acres in total).

SLINKARD (2017), 8,923 acres
GATES COMPLEX (2004), 8,905 acres
(unnamed) (1996), 49 acres
(unnamed) (1972), 156 acres
(unnamed) (1964), 368 acres
(unnamed) (1955), 207 acres
(unnamed) (1951), 165 acres

Earthquake fault zone maps

Topaz touches the Topaz Lake map.

Nearby places compared

Coleville, 4.2 mi south: 17.2% High or Very High, 11 fires
Walker, 8.9 mi south: 64.2% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $431,000
Markleeville, 17.7 mi west: 22.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $464,000
Alpine Village, 18.3 mi northwest: 88.3% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $479,200
Mesa Vista, 19.0 mi northwest: 58.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $650,000
Kirkwood, 29.7 mi west: 18.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $568,200
Meyers, 30.0 mi northwest: 59.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $572,200
Bridgeport, 30.7 mi southeast: 14.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $310,500
Bear Valley, 31.3 mi southwest: 15.1% High or Very High, 0 fires
South Lake Tahoe, 32.4 mi northwest: 82.2% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $630,200
Twin Lakes, 33.6 mi south: 23.2% High or Very High, 1 fire
Strawberry, 40.6 mi southwest: 69.6% High or Very High, 0 fires

All of Mono County