Anza

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 13,785 acres · State Responsibility Area 78%
  2. High 577 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Moderate 1,327 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,024 acres · Mostly federal land 11%

  17,713 acres of land in all, 15,689 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 23 fires that burned here

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  1. 1928 Unnamed fire 60,175 acres in total 2,236 acres here
  2. 1942 Unnamed fire 413 acres here
  3. 1926 Unnamed fire 603 acres in total 292 acres here
  4. 1978 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 236 acres here
  5. 1921 Unnamed fire 274 acres in total 217 acres here
  6. 2012 Cary Fire Cause: Playing with fire 160 acres here
  7. 1979 Unnamed fire 287 acres in total · Cause: Arson 158 acres here
  8. 1942 Unnamed fire 357 acres in total 146 acres here
  9. 1919 Unnamed fire 113 acres here
  10. 1998 Pine Fire Cause: Equipment use 88 acres here

  And 13 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Rru/Howard Fire, which burned 30 acres here. In all, 4,087 acres of Anza 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