La Cañada Flintridge

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,490 acres · Local Responsibility Area 99%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 44 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  5,534 acres of land in all, 5,490 of it in the Local 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 18 fires that burned here

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  1. 1878 Unnamed fire 59,469 acres in total 3,649 acres here
  2. 2009 Station Fire 160,833 acres in total · Cause: Arson 933 acres here
  3. 1933 Montrose/La Cresc Fire 5,095 acres in total 770 acres here
  4. 1935 Las Flores No. 57 Fire 2,521 acres in total 624 acres here
  5. 1900 Big Fire 2,521 acres in total 624 acres here
  6. 1959 Woodwardia Fire 14,403 acres in total 439 acres here
  7. 1984 Crest Fire 606 acres in total 352 acres here
  8. 1949 Katherine Fire 142 acres in total 129 acres here
  9. 1934 Brown Mtn No. 29 Fire 3,772 acres in total 60 acres here
  10. 1962 Unnamed fire 50 acres here

  And 8 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2009 Station Fire, which burned 933 acres here. In all, 4,617 acres of La Cañada Flintridge 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