Coto de Caza

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,683 acres · 3,673 state, 10 local 74%
  2. High 918 acres · State Responsibility Area 18%
  3. Moderate 405 acres · State Responsibility Area 8%

  5,006 acres of land in all, 4,995 in the State Responsibility Area and 10 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1958 Steward Fire 68,106 acres in total 3,239 acres here
  2. 1943 Unnamed fire 1,930 acres in total 873 acres here
  3. 1980 Indian Fire 28,940 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 619 acres here
  4. 1976 Wagon Wheel Fire 491 acres in total 394 acres here
  5. 2002 Antonio Fire 1,480 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 263 acres here
  6. 1954 Wiegand Fire 4,956 acres in total 204 acres here
  7. 1944 Unnamed fire 495 acres in total 122 acres here
  8. 1997 Coto Fire 198 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 81 acres here
  9. 1976 Harvester Fire 526 acres in total 61 acres here
  10. 2016 Tortoise Fire 19 acres in total 2 acres here

  The most recent was the 2016 Tortoise Fire, which burned 2 acres here. In all, 3,863 acres of Coto de Caza 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