Eastern Goleta Valley

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,800 acres · 3,734 state, 66 local 36%
  2. High 619 acres · 443 state, 176 local 6%
  3. Moderate 899 acres · 317 state, 582 local 8%
  4. Non-wildland 5,279 acres · Local Responsibility Area 50%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 62 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  10,658 acres of land in all, 4,493 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,103 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 11 fires that burned here

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  1. 1990 Paint Fire 4,425 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,658 acres here
  2. 2009 Jesusita Fire 8,734 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,020 acres here
  3. 1923 Unnamed fire 61,896 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 573 acres here
  4. 1964 Coyote Fire 65,339 acres in total 348 acres here
  5. 2019 Cave Fire 2,597 acres in total · Cause: Arson 311 acres here
  6. 1926 San Jose Fire 384 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 260 acres here
  7. 1955 Refugio Fire 79,429 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 226 acres here
  8. 2018 Holiday Fire 118 acres in total 108 acres here
  9. 1968 Jose Fire 50 acres in total · Cause: Arson 49 acres here
  10. 2020 Mockingbird Fire Cause: Arson 9 acres here

  And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2020 Mockingbird Fire, which burned 9 acres here. In all, 3,898 acres of Eastern Goleta Valley 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