Laguna Niguel

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,255 acres · 4 state, 3,251 local 34%
  2. High 1,600 acres · Local Responsibility Area 17%
  3. Moderate 779 acres · 1 state, 779 local 8%
  4. Non-wildland 3,831 acres · Local Responsibility Area 40%

  9,465 acres of land in all, 4 in the State Responsibility Area and 9,461 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. 1979 Ortega Fire 302 acres in total 242 acres here
  2. 1979 Niguel Fire 135 acres here
  3. 2022 Coastal Fire 202 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 98 acres here
  4. 2017 Laguna Niguel Regional Park Fire 3 acres in total 2 acres here
  5. 2017 Niguel Fire Cause: Equipment use 1 acre here

  The most recent was the 2022 Coastal Fire, which burned 98 acres here. In all, 430 acres of Laguna Niguel 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