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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/44000/los-angeles

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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    1. Very High 101,514 acres · 12 state, 101,502 local 33%
    2. High 9,394 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
    3. Moderate 6,771 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
    4. Non-wildland 178,108 acres · Local Responsibility Area 59%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 8,286 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

    304,074 acres of land in all, 12 in the State Responsibility Area and 295,775 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 427 fires that burned here

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    1. 2025 Palisades Fire 23,449 acres in total 13,835 acres here
    2. 1938 Topanga No. 50 Fire 14,532 acres in total 10,400 acres here
    3. 1961 Unnamed fire 7,847 acres in total 7,092 acres here
    4. 1961 Bel Air Fire 6,150 acres here
    5. 1978 Mandeville/La City Fire 6,085 acres here
    6. 1970 Clampitt Fire 115,537 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 5,822 acres here
    7. 2017 La Tuna Fire 7,051 acres in total 5,157 acres here
    8. 1975 Mill/Usfs Fire 51,220 acres in total 4,699 acres here
    9. 1944 Woodland Hills #47 Fire 4,548 acres here
    10. 1955 Unnamed fire 4,216 acres in total 3,840 acres here

    And 417 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Palisades Fire, which burned 13,835 acres here. In all, 63,831 acres of Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles

127

Neighborhoods in Los Angeles

Neighboring communities

  1. Los Angeles 33% Very High · this area
  2. Alhambra 1% Moderate · <1% Very High
  3. Bell Canyon 100% Very High
  4. Beverly Hills 42% Very High
  5. Burbank 32% Very High
  6. Calabasas 96% Very High
  7. Carson No hazard zones
  8. Commerce No hazard zones
  9. Compton No hazard zones
  10. Culver City 9% High · 2% Very High
  11. Del Aire No hazard zones
  12. East Los Angeles <1% Moderate · <1% High
  13. El Segundo No hazard zones
  14. Florence-Graham No hazard zones
  15. Gardena No hazard zones
  16. Glendale 68% Very High
  17. Hawthorne No hazard zones
  18. Hidden Hills 69% Very High
  19. Huntington Park No hazard zones
  20. Inglewood No hazard zones
  21. Ladera Heights 13% Very High
  22. Lennox No hazard zones
  23. Lomita <1% Moderate · <1% High
  24. Long Beach No hazard zones
  25. Lynwood No hazard zones
  26. Marina del Rey No hazard zones
  27. Monterey Park <1% Moderate
  28. Pasadena 28% Very High
  29. Rancho Palos Verdes 35% Very High
  30. Rolling Hills Estates 5% Moderate · 3% Very High
  31. San Fernando No hazard zones
  32. Santa Clarita 71% Very High
  33. Santa Monica 5% Very High
  34. Santa Susana 100% Very High
  35. Simi Valley 65% Very High
  36. South Gate No hazard zones
  37. South Pasadena 17% Very High
  38. Topanga 98% Very High
  39. Torrance <1% Moderate · <1% Very High
  40. Vernon No hazard zones
  41. View Park-Windsor Hills 12% High
  42. Walnut Park No hazard zones
  43. West Athens No hazard zones
  44. West Carson No hazard zones
  45. West Hollywood 14% Very High
  46. Westmont No hazard zones
  47. West Rancho Dominguez No hazard zones
  48. Willowbrook No hazard zones

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

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