Harbison Canyon

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 6,396 acres · State Responsibility Area 99%
  2. High 15 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 35 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  6,446 acres of land in all, 6,411 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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 27 fires that burned here

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  1. 1970 Laguna Fire 174,162 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 4,401 acres here
  2. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,649 acres here
  3. 1940 Unnamed fire 3,160 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,638 acres here
  4. 1947 Unnamed fire 3,186 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,151 acres here
  5. 1919 Unnamed fire 1,208 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 872 acres here
  6. 1950 Valley View Fire 2,445 acres in total 775 acres here
  7. 1986 Flinn Fire Cause: Playing with fire 604 acres here
  8. 1986 Flinn Fire 503 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 433 acres here
  9. 1955 Harbison Canyon #2 Fire 1,016 acres in total 415 acres here
  10. 1965 Suncrest Fire 1,434 acres in total 381 acres here

  And 17 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Harbison 2 Fire, which burned 27 acres here. In all, 6,404 acres of Harbison Canyon 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