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Is Yosemite Valley in a fire hazard severity zone?
Almost none of Yosemite Valley sits in a state fire hazard severity zone.
Its High and Very High share of 0.0% is 45.4 points below the 45.4% of Mariposa County. Among 17 places in the county it ranks 17 for exposure; Bootjack ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is CURRY in 2016. By decade: 1990s: 1, 2010s: 3. The state has not evaluated Yosemite 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 Mariposa County overall, 23.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Yosemite Valley
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was RANGER Y in 1996 (12 acres in total).
- CURRY (2016), 0 acres
- HAPPY (2016), 0 acres
- SWINGING BRIDGE (2016), 0 acres
- RANGER Y (1996), 12 acres
Nearby places compared
- Foresta, 10.0 mi west: 1.5% High or Very High, 6 fires
- Yosemite West, 10.2 mi southwest: 99.3% High or Very High, 1 fire
- El Portal, 12.5 mi west: 3.1% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $257,700
- Wawona, 13.8 mi south: 25.7% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $739,600
- Fish Camp, 18.4 mi south: 87.3% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Midpines, 23.1 mi southwest: 85.3% High or Very High, 5 fires
- Nipinnawasee, 24.8 mi south: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $345,700
- Bootjack, 25.2 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $403,300
- Oakhurst, 26.3 mi south: 64.2% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $372,500
- Ahwahnee, 27.0 mi south: 99.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $448,000
- June Lake, 27.4 mi east: 18.2% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $705,600
- Virginia Lakes, 27.6 mi northeast: 1.0% High or Very High, 0 fires