La Verne

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,573 acres · 22 state, 1,551 local 29%
  2. High 389 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 367 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  4. Non-wildland 3,152 acres · Local Responsibility Area 57%

  5,481 acres of land in all, 22 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,459 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

  The 10 largest of 13 fires that burned here

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  1. 2002 Williams Fire 38,119 acres in total · Cause: Arson 337 acres here
  2. 1960 Unnamed fire 22,736 acres in total 120 acres here
  3. 1968 Unnamed fire 79 acres in total 73 acres here
  4. 1988 Emerald Fire 70 acres in total 51 acres here
  5. 1988 Leroy Fire 171 acres in total 38 acres here
  6. 1924 Unnamed fire 50 acres in total 22 acres here
  7. 1981 Unnamed fire 40 acres in total 17 acres here
  8. 2017 Rodeo Fire 61 acres in total 12 acres here
  9. 1993 Esperanza Fire 12 acres here
  10. 1962 Unnamed fire 16 acres in total 9 acres here

  And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2017 Rodeo Fire, which burned 12 acres here. In all, 554 acres of La Verne 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