Arcadia

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 582 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  2. High 227 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Moderate 108 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 6,210 acres · Local Responsibility Area 87%

  7,126 acres of land in all, 7,126 of it in the Local 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 11 fires that burned here

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  1. 1953 Monrovia Peak Fire 14,061 acres in total 191 acres here
  2. 1900 Big Fire 16,961 acres in total 189 acres here
  3. 1954 Monrovia Peak Fire 13,870 acres in total 174 acres here
  4. 2025 Eaton Fire 14,056 acres in total 134 acres here
  5. 1999 Santa Anita Ii Fire 736 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 73 acres here
  6. 1969 Bole Fire 715 acres in total 28 acres here
  7. 2002 Santa Anita Fire 28 acres in total · Cause: Arson 14 acres here
  8. 1952 Arcadia Fire 10 acres here
  9. 1975 Unnamed fire 5 acres here
  10. 1977 Unnamed fire 3 acres here

  And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2025 Eaton Fire, which burned 134 acres here. In all, 224 acres of Arcadia 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