Chula Vista

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 8,930 acres · 16 state, 8,914 local 27%
  2. High 3,661 acres · 1 state, 3,660 local 11%
  3. Moderate 1,393 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 17,123 acres · Local Responsibility Area 51%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,194 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

  33,300 acres of land in all, 17 in the State Responsibility Area and 31,089 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. 1911 Unnamed fire 10,394 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,432 acres here
  2. 1985 Miller Fire 8,270 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,154 acres here
  3. 1945 Unnamed fire 1,022 acres here
  4. 2007 Harris 2 Fire 90,728 acres in total 716 acres here
  5. 1994 Otay #4 Fire 2,983 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 457 acres here
  6. 1950 Wet Back Fire 3,955 acres in total 410 acres here
  7. 1969 Telegraph Fire 371 acres here
  8. 1969 Mother Miguel Fire 304 acres here
  9. 1979 Unnamed fire 212 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 209 acres here
  10. 1970 Laguna Fire 174,162 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 122 acres here

  And 7 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Miguel 3 Fire, which burned 21 acres here. In all, 4,702 acres of Chula Vista 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