Malibu

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 11,458 acres · 1 state, 11,457 local 92%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 994 acres · Mostly federal land 8%

  12,452 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 11,457 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

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  1. 1956 Sherwood/Zuma Fire 35,170 acres in total 7,065 acres here
  2. 2018 Woolsey Fire 89,551 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 6,791 acres here
  3. 1935 Malibu Fire 28,195 acres in total 6,559 acres here
  4. 1978 Kanan Fire 25,589 acres in total 4,113 acres here
  5. 1970 Wright Fire 28,202 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 3,274 acres here
  6. 1943 Woodland Hills #65 Fire 14,919 acres in total 3,081 acres here
  7. 1982 Dayton Canyon Fire 43,097 acres in total 2,679 acres here
  8. 1958 Unnamed fire 18,120 acres in total 2,223 acres here
  9. 1993 Old Topanga Fire 16,202 acres in total 2,123 acres here
  10. 1967 Latigo Fire 2,869 acres in total 2,110 acres here

  And 30 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Palisades Fire, which burned 1,550 acres here. In all, 11,286 acres of Malibu 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