La Crescenta-Montrose

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,724 acres · 494 state, 1,230 local 78%
  2. High 129 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  3. Moderate 123 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  4. Non-wildland 225 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%

  2,201 acres of land in all, 494 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,707 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. 1878 Unnamed fire 59,469 acres in total 2,201 acres here
  2. 1933 Montrose/La Cresc Fire 5,095 acres in total 628 acres here
  3. 1975 Mill/Usfs Fire 51,220 acres in total 503 acres here
  4. 2009 Station Fire 160,833 acres in total · Cause: Arson 476 acres here
  5. 1929 Unnamed fire 156 acres in total 101 acres here
  6. 1965 Unnamed fire 382 acres in total 66 acres here
  7. 1913 Unnamed fire 7,017 acres in total 59 acres here
  8. 1929 Unnamed fire 51 acres in total 50 acres here
  9. 1956 Dunsmore Fire 795 acres in total 8 acres here

  The most recent was the 2009 Station Fire, which burned 476 acres here. In all, 2,201 acres of La Crescenta-Montrose 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