Crest

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,027 acres · State Responsibility Area 96%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 152 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

  4,179 acres of land in all, 4,027 of it in the State 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 25 fires that burned here

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  1. 1970 Laguna Fire 174,162 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 4,179 acres here
  2. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,487 acres here
  3. 1950 East Suncrest Fire 933 acres in total 627 acres here
  4. 1956 Singing Hills Fire 406 acres here
  5. 1983 Euclid Fire 402 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 387 acres here
  6. 1965 Suncrest Fire 1,434 acres in total 375 acres here
  7. 1952 Dehesa Fire 350 acres here
  8. 1947 Unnamed fire 3,186 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 331 acres here
  9. 1953 Dehesa #2 Fire 330 acres here
  10. 1984 Dehesa Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 224 acres here

  And 15 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2019 Dehesa 8 Fire, which burned 141 acres here. In all, 4,179 acres of Crest 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