Burbank

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,564 acres · Local Responsibility Area 32%
  2. High 363 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Moderate 337 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Non-wildland 6,841 acres · Local Responsibility Area 62%

  11,106 acres of land in all, 11,106 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 26 fires that burned here

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  1. 1964 Unnamed fire 6,950 acres in total 2,680 acres here
  2. 1980 Sunland Fire 6,457 acres in total 2,209 acres here
  3. 2017 La Tuna Fire 7,051 acres in total 1,503 acres here
  4. 1927 Verdugo Hills Fire 4,428 acres in total 1,275 acres here
  5. 1955 Unnamed fire 4,216 acres in total 375 acres here
  6. 1947 Unnamed fire 473 acres in total 272 acres here
  7. 1954 Unnamed fire 134 acres here
  8. 1937 American Legion #38 Fire 133 acres here
  9. 1958 Unnamed fire 97 acres here
  10. 1957 Unnamed fire 100 acres in total 90 acres here

  And 16 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2017 La Tuna Fire, which burned 1,503 acres here. In all, 2,880 acres of Burbank 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