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Is Torrance in a fire hazard severity zone?
0.9% of Torrance is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 0.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Torrance ranks 1022 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.04 sq mi Very High, 0.07 sq mi High, 0.09 sq mi Moderate, out of 20.53 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 0.5% is 31.9 points below the 32.4% of Los Angeles County. The median home value of $1,036,600 is 32% above the county median of $783,300. Among 142 places in the county it ranks 72 for exposure; Pepperdine University ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is (unnamed) in 1981. By decade: 1980s: 1. Seismic maps cover Torrance with liquefaction 0.4%, landslide 1.0%.
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 Torrance
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was (unnamed) in 1981 (4 acres in total).
- (unnamed) (1981), 4 acres
Nearby places compared
- Redondo Beach, 2.8 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,225,400
- West Carson, 2.9 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $647,100
- Lomita, 3.2 mi southeast: 0.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $792,100
- Hermosa Beach, 3.7 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Alondra Park, 3.8 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $791,800
- Lawndale, 3.9 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $726,000
- Rolling Hills Estates, 4.1 mi south: 6.8% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $1,602,300
- Gardena, 4.4 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $667,600
- Manhattan Beach, 4.9 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Palos Verdes Estates, 5.0 mi southwest: 44.5% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Rolling Hills, 5.0 mi south: 91.4% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Carson, 5.3 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $645,600