Bell Canyon

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,329 acres · State Responsibility Area 100%

  2,329 acres of land in all, 2,329 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1949 Simi Hills Fire 20,579 acres in total 2,329 acres here
  2. 2018 Woolsey Fire 89,551 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 2,327 acres here
  3. 1970 Clampitt Fire 115,537 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 2,327 acres here
  4. 1967 Devonshire-Parker Fire 23,094 acres in total 2,202 acres here
  5. 1982 Dayton Canyon Fire 43,097 acres in total 1,810 acres here
  6. 2005 Topanga Fire 23,396 acres in total 1,163 acres here
  7. 1959 Unnamed fire 385 acres in total 296 acres here
  8. 2000 Calabasas Fire 1,024 acres in total 98 acres here
  9. 1981 Oat Fire 17,787 acres in total 10 acres here

  The most recent was the 2018 Woolsey Fire, which burned 2,327 acres here. In all, 2,329 acres of Bell Canyon 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