Fairview, CA— fire, flood & earthquake hazard information
Fairview is a unincorporated community in Alameda County in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering about 3.0 square miles. This page summarizes what official government maps show for Fairview: CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zones, FEMA flood zones, state seismic hazard zones, dam inundation areas, airport noise contours, and air-quality indicators. Figures are the share of Fairview’s area that falls inside each mapped zone.
View Fairview on the interactive map → to check any specific address, free.
Wildfire hazard severity zones
Per CAL FIRE's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, 3% is in a High zone. The remainder of its area is outside currently designated zones.
| High severity zone | 3% |
FEMA flood zones
2% of Fairview lies within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (1% annual chance, zones A/AE/AH/AO). Federally backed mortgages in a Special Flood Hazard Area generally require flood insurance.
| Special Flood Hazard Area (100-yr) | 2% |
Earthquake faults & seismic zones
The nearest mapped fault, the Chabot fault, is about 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from the center of Fairview. 1 named fault trace in the USGS Quaternary fault database cross its boundary. 2% of its area is in a state-designated liquefaction zone of required investigation. 11% is in an earthquake-induced landslide zone.
| Nearest mapped fault | Chabot fault — 0.8 mi (1.3 km) |
| Named fault traces crossing boundary | 1 |
| Liquefaction zone | 2% |
| Earthquake-induced landslide zone | 11% |
Dam inundation, aircraft noise & air quality
less than 1% of Fairview lies within a state-reviewed dam-failure inundation area; annual average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration across its census tracts is 8.5 μg/m³, and its composite pollution burden ranks around the 11th percentile statewide.
| Dam-failure inundation area | less than 1% |
| Annual PM2.5 (tract average) | 8.5 μg/m³ |
| Pollution burden percentile (statewide) | ~11 |
Frequently asked questions
- Is Fairview in a wildfire hazard severity zone?
- Per CAL FIRE's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, 3% is in a High zone. The remainder of its area is outside currently designated zones.
- Is Fairview in a FEMA flood zone?
- 2% of Fairview lies within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (1% annual chance, zones A/AE/AH/AO). Federally backed mortgages in a Special Flood Hazard Area generally require flood insurance.
- What earthquake faults and seismic zones affect Fairview?
- The nearest mapped fault, the Chabot fault, is about 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from the center of Fairview. 1 named fault trace in the USGS Quaternary fault database cross its boundary. 2% of its area is in a state-designated liquefaction zone of required investigation. 11% is in an earthquake-induced landslide zone.
- How do I check a specific address in Fairview?
- Use the free sitelume interactive map at https://sitelume.com — search any Fairview address to see which mapped zones it falls in, layer by layer.
Nearby in Alameda County
Sources: CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; USGS Quaternary Faults; CGS Seismic Hazard Zones & Alquist-Priolo zones; Cal OES dam inundation maps; county ALUC noise contours; CalEnviroScreen 4.0. Area shares are computed against each place’s Census TIGER boundary (last computed 2026-07-24). Boundaries and zone designations change; always verify with the issuing agency.