Agua Dulce

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 13,764 acres · State Responsibility Area 94%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 863 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

  14,628 acres of land in all, 13,764 of it in the State Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

• Fire history

  The 10 largest of 37 fires that burned here

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  1. 1970 Agua Dulce Fire 21,756 acres in total 2,213 acres here
  2. 1927 Property Flats No. 3 Fire 2,092 acres here
  3. 1942 Gustafson Fire 2,521 acres in total 1,488 acres here
  4. 1922 Mint Cyn Fire 20,512 acres in total 910 acres here
  5. 2000 Yucca Fire 788 acres here
  6. 2007 Buckweed Fire 38,348 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 590 acres here
  7. 1917 Unnamed fire 588 acres here
  8. 1913 Unnamed fire 525 acres here
  9. 1978 Darling Fire 494 acres here
  10. 1961 Unnamed fire 6,111 acres in total 427 acres here

  And 27 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Dulce Fire, which burned 12 acres here. In all, 9,044 acres of Agua Dulce have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history