Goleta

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 415 acres · 2 state, 413 local 8%
  2. High 214 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 729 acres · 1 state, 728 local 14%
  4. Non-wildland 3,675 acres · Local Responsibility Area 73%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  5,035 acres of land in all, 3 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,029 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. 1979 Eagle Canyon Fire 3,765 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 228 acres here

  In all, 228 acres of Goleta 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