Bonsall

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,833 acres · State Responsibility Area 66%
  2. High 2,982 acres · State Responsibility Area 34%
  3. Non-wildland 15 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%

  8,830 acres of land in all, 8,815 in the State Responsibility Area and 15 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 17 fires that burned here

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  1. 2017 Lilac Fire 4,081 acres in total 1,312 acres here
  2. 1953 Pueblitos Canyon Fire 1,158 acres in total 719 acres here
  3. 1957 Clancy Fire 612 acres in total 605 acres here
  4. 1969 Moosa Fire 6,944 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 553 acres here
  5. 1985 Gopher Fire 674 acres in total 523 acres here
  6. 1935 Unnamed fire 519 acres here
  7. 1954 Gopher Canyon Fire 988 acres in total 463 acres here
  8. 1941 Unnamed fire 115 acres here
  9. 1938 Unnamed fire 1,706 acres in total 99 acres here
  10. 1971 Unnamed fire 82 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 69 acres here

  And 7 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2017 Lilac Fire, which burned 1,312 acres here. In all, 3,938 acres of Bonsall 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