La Habra Heights

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,849 acres · Local Responsibility Area 47%
  2. High 300 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  3. Moderate 284 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  4. Non-wildland 1,511 acres · Local Responsibility Area 38%

  3,943 acres of land in all, 3,943 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 15 fires that burned here

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  1. 1945 Hacienda No. 162 Fire 856 acres in total 437 acres here
  2. 1939 La Habra No. 33 Fire 1,521 acres in total 366 acres here
  3. 1955 Hacienda Fire 1,148 acres in total 161 acres here
  4. 1978 King Fire 125 acres in total 117 acres here
  5. 1979 Catalina Fire 886 acres in total 68 acres here
  6. 1929 Workman No. 89 Fire 307 acres in total 64 acres here
  7. 1930 Unnamed fire 243 acres in total 63 acres here
  8. 1944 Howard Fire 147 acres in total 59 acres here
  9. 1970 Colima Fire 323 acres in total 38 acres here
  10. 1970 Fullerton Fire 3,381 acres in total 27 acres here

  And 5 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 Colima Fire, which burned 6 acres here. In all, 764 acres of La Habra 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