Calabasas

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 8,460 acres · 1 state, 8,459 local 96%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 336 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

  8,795 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,459 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 37 fires that burned here

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  1. 1982 Dayton Canyon Fire 43,097 acres in total 3,473 acres here
  2. 1970 Wright Fire 28,202 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 3,203 acres here
  3. 1958 Unnamed fire 4,240 acres in total 2,746 acres here
  4. 2018 Woolsey Fire 89,551 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 2,622 acres here
  5. 1996 Calabasas Fire 12,189 acres in total 2,264 acres here
  6. 1980 Las Virgenes Fire 2,521 acres in total 1,845 acres here
  7. 1927 Cooper No. 1 Fire 3,178 acres in total 1,637 acres here
  8. 1970 Clampitt Fire 115,537 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 828 acres here
  9. 1943 Woodland Hills #65 Fire 14,919 acres in total 674 acres here
  10. 1967 Devonshire-Parker Fire 23,094 acres in total 554 acres here

  And 27 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Kenneth Fire, which burned 34 acres here. In all, 7,513 acres of Calabasas 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