About INSTANT NHD
INSTANT NHD provides comprehensive NHD reports utilizing Real-Time data and the most advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to pinpoint all of California’s Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD) zones—processing most reports in about 60 seconds.
Our Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD) Report Data
State Level NHD Zone Data
Flood Hazard Area
(Any type Zone “A” or “V”) designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Potential Flooding Area
Due to Dam Inundation
Very High Fire Hazard
Areas that are windy, dry, difficult to access, or contain abundant fuel
Wildland Fire Area
May contain forest fire hazards and risks
Earthquake Fault Zone
Falls on fault zone lines
Seismic Hazard Zone
Landslide and Liquefaction Zones
Additional NHD Zone Data
Local Zones
Local Flood Zone • Local Fire Zone • Local Earthquake Fault • Local Seismic Hazard Landslide • Local Seismic Hazard Liquefaction
Local Statutory Disclosures
Airport Influence Area • Airport Proximity – FAA Approved Landing Sites • Former Military Ordinance Site • California Right to Farm • Tsunami Inundation Area • Mining Operations • Duct Sealing & Testing Requirement Disclosure • Areas of Industrial or Commercial Land Use • Radon Gas Potential • Naturally Occurring Asbestos Disclosure • Methane Gas Area • Soil Subsidence Hazard – Expansive Soils
Notices & Advisories
Megan’s Law • Gas and Hazardous Liquid Transmission Pipelines • Endangered Species Act • Critical Habitats • Land Conservation Act • Solar Energy Systems • Federal Flood Insurance • Water Conserving Plumbing • Carbon Monoxide Devices Safety Law • Oil and Gas Well • Mold • Methamphetamine Contamination • Wood Burning Heater • Home Energy Efficiency Improvements
Environmental Report Data
Environmental hazard data is included with with our Premium NHD Reports.
- National Priority List (NPL): Database of uncontrolled and abandoned waste sites
- Comprehensive Environmental Response
- Spills, Leaks, Investigations, and Cleanups
- Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
- EnviroStor: Database of contaminated sites
- Solid Waste Information System
- Oil & Gas Wells
- Toxics Chemical Release Inventory
- RCRA Corrective Action Site
- Radiation Sites

Wildfire Disclosure Report
- Assess vulnerability risk to enable risk and rate balance
- Integrate scores into underwriting and loss prevention workflows
- Align interests of property owners, communities, regulators, and agencies
- Proprietary Property Ignition Model (PIM)
- Property-level rating of ignition risks
- Data-driven wildfire mitigation planning
- Complement to existing hazard and catastrophe score
Instant NHD is compliant with California Civil Code 1103.2 (NHD Laws)
Tax Disclosure Data
Real-Time technology provides complete legal Tax information to meet the statutory Tax Disclosure requirements referenced to California Civil Code 1102.6b. More than 90% of Tax Reports are generated within 1 minute. The information in the Tax Report includes the following:
- Current Property Tax Bill (if applicable)
- Breakdown of the current property Tax Bill
- Mello-Roos Community Facilities Districts (CFD)
- 1915 Bond Act Assessment Districts
- Property Assessed Clean Energy(PACE)
- Ad Valorem Taxes and Voter Approved Bonds
- Supplemental Tax Bill Calculator
- Signature page