Leona Valley

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/41208/leona-valley

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 10,271 acres · 10,266 state, 5 local 86%
    2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,646 acres · Mostly federal land 14%

    11,917 acres of land in all, 10,266 in the State Responsibility Area and 5 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 40 fires that burned here

    1. 2002 Leona Fire 4,904 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,712 acres here
    2. 1927 Augustine 18 Fire 9,157 acres in total 1,582 acres here
    3. 1922 Mint Cyn Fire 20,512 acres in total 1,338 acres here
    4. 2010 Crown Fire 12,582 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 957 acres here
    5. 1986 Leona Fire 933 acres in total 829 acres here
    6. 1994 Leona Fire 578 acres here
    7. 1922 Unnamed fire 943 acres in total 400 acres here
    8. 1977 Lost Fire 224 acres here
    9. 1968 Reservoir Fire 2,454 acres in total 207 acres here
    10. 1981 Godde Hill Fire 350 acres in total 190 acres here

    And 30 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2018 Bridge Fire, which burned 8 acres here. In all, 6,761 acres of Leona Valley 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Leona Valley

Neighboring communities

  1. Leona Valley 86% Very High · this area
  2. Elizabeth Lake 94% Very High
  3. Green Valley 16% Very High
  4. Lancaster 27% Very High
  5. Palmdale 35% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data