Anaheim

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,995 acres · 85 state, 5,910 local 18%
  2. High 851 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Moderate 676 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 25,046 acres · Local Responsibility Area 77%

  32,568 acres of land in all, 85 in the State Responsibility Area and 32,483 in the Local. 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 19 fires that burned here

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  1. 1967 Paseo Grande Fire 51,077 acres in total 8,381 acres here
  2. 1948 Green River Fire 53,080 acres in total 7,076 acres here
  3. 1982 Gypsum Fire 20,142 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,241 acres here
  4. 2017 Canyon Ii Fire 9,198 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 2,582 acres here
  5. 2006 Sierra Fire 10,592 acres in total · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 1,756 acres here
  6. 1914 Unnamed fire 18,755 acres in total 1,331 acres here
  7. 1929 Unnamed fire 1,084 acres here
  8. 2008 Freeway Fire 30,305 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 643 acres here
  9. 2002 Green Fire 2,234 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 570 acres here
  10. 2017 Canyon I Fire 2,661 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 455 acres here

  And 9 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 Windy Ridge Fire, which burned 2 acres here. In all, 8,561 acres of Anaheim 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