Granite Hills

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/30703/granite-hills

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 931 acres · 899 state, 31 local 52%
    2. High 89 acres · 45 state, 44 local 5%
    3. Moderate 81 acres · 18 state, 64 local 5%
    4. Non-wildland 686 acres · Local Responsibility Area 38%

    1,788 acres of land in all, 963 in the State Responsibility Area and 825 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

    1. 1970 Laguna Fire 174,162 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 867 acres here
    2. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 415 acres here
    3. 1958 Valley View #2 Fire 1,206 acres in total 399 acres here
    4. 1953 Tunnel Hill Fire 1,299 acres in total 147 acres here
    5. 2013 Valley 2 Fire 59 acres here
    6. 1950 Valley View Fire 2,445 acres in total 18 acres here
    7. 1983 Euclid Fire 402 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 14 acres here
    8. 1965 Suncrest Fire 1,434 acres in total 13 acres here
    9. 2017 Greenfield Fire 13 acres in total 11 acres here

    The most recent was the 2017 Greenfield Fire, which burned 11 acres here. In all, 933 acres of Granite Hills 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Granite Hills

Neighboring communities

  1. Granite Hills 52% Very High · this area
  2. Bostonia 18% Very High
  3. Crest 96% Very High
  4. El Cajon 4% High · 3% Very High
  5. Lakeside 61% Very High
  6. Rancho San Diego 55% Very High
  7. Winter Gardens 46% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data