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Is West Point in a fire hazard severity zone?
89.5% of West Point is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 89.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
West Point ranks 249 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.97 sq mi Very High, 0.50 sq mi High, out of 3.88 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 89.5% is 10.3 points above the 79.2% of Calaveras County. Among 23 places in the county it ranks 15 for exposure; Douglas Flat ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is POINT in 2017. By decade: 1960s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated West Point 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 Calaveras County overall, 53.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across West Point
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was P.G. & E. #3 in 1965 (1,570 acres in total).
- POINT (2017), 130 acres
- P.G. & E. #3 (1965), 1,570 acres
Nearby places compared
- Pioneer, 3.0 mi northwest: 93.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $397,500
- Red Corral, 3.3 mi west: 90.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $397,600
- Buckhorn, 3.4 mi north: 99.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $333,200
- Wilseyville, 3.9 mi southeast: 81.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $288,500
- Glencoe, 3.9 mi south: 68.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $385,700
- Volcano, 5.0 mi northwest: 99.7% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Rail Road Flat, 5.4 mi south: 89.6% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $366,900
- Amador Pines, 5.8 mi north: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $340,800
- Pine Grove, 6.1 mi west: 97.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $375,100
- Lockwood, 6.1 mi northwest: 97.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $500,000
- Mokelumne Hill, 11.4 mi southwest: 79.7% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $365,700
- Jackson, 12.6 mi west: 89.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $432,600