Hacienda Heights

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,864 acres · 1,854 state, 1,011 local 40%
  2. High 423 acres · 63 state, 359 local 6%
  3. Moderate 393 acres · 53 state, 340 local 6%
  4. Non-wildland 3,461 acres · Local Responsibility Area 48%

  7,141 acres of land in all, 1,970 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,171 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 35 fires that burned here

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  1. 1939 La Habra No. 33 Fire 1,521 acres in total 978 acres here
  2. 1989 Turnbull Fire 1,229 acres in total 849 acres here
  3. 1955 Hacienda Fire 1,148 acres in total 587 acres here
  4. 1949 Savage Cyn Fire 1,681 acres in total 457 acres here
  5. 1945 Hacienda No. 162 Fire 856 acres in total 419 acres here
  6. 1979 Catalina Fire 886 acres in total 350 acres here
  7. 1976 Puente Hills Fire 311 acres in total 278 acres here
  8. 1949 Clark No. 81 Fire 446 acres in total 214 acres here
  9. 1930 Unnamed fire 243 acres in total 178 acres here
  10. 1970 Hacienda Fire 176 acres here

  And 25 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 Palm Fire, which burned 8 acres here. In all, 2,778 acres of Hacienda Heights 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