Escondido

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 11,077 acres · 45 state, 11,033 local 46%
  2. High 1,516 acres · 3 state, 1,513 local 6%
  3. Moderate 1,269 acres · 3 state, 1,266 local 5%
  4. Non-wildland 10,065 acres · Local Responsibility Area 42%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 41 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  23,969 acres of land in all, 51 in the State Responsibility Area and 23,877 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 23 fires that burned here

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  1. 1987 Grade Fire 2,748 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,959 acres here
  2. 1946 Unnamed fire 2,997 acres in total 1,934 acres here
  3. 2007 Witch Fire 162,070 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,775 acres here
  4. 2003 Paradise Fire 56,546 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,308 acres here
  5. 1993 Guejiuto Fire 17,820 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 1,103 acres here
  6. 1955 Oakvale Lodge Fire 8,198 acres in total 801 acres here
  7. 1960 Outside Origin #29 Fire 746 acres in total 534 acres here
  8. 1997 Del Dios Fire 1,073 acres in total · Cause: Arson 437 acres here
  9. 1962 Bear Ridge Fire 1,855 acres in total 338 acres here
  10. 1938 Unnamed fire 2,293 acres in total 261 acres here

  And 13 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2014 Cocos Fire, which burned 8 acres here. In all, 6,690 acres of Escondido 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