Mission Canyon

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 971 acres · 948 state, 23 local 83%
  2. High 53 acres · 13 state, 39 local 4%
  3. Moderate 43 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 51 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 59 acres · Mostly federal land 5%

  1,176 acres of land in all, 961 in the State Responsibility Area and 156 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 2009 Jesusita Fire 8,734 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 752 acres here
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire 4,078 acres in total 583 acres here
  3. 1964 Coyote Fire 65,339 acres in total 123 acres here
  4. 1914 Unnamed fire 99 acres in total 18 acres here
  5. 2008 Tea Fire 1,946 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 9 acres here

  The most recent was the 2009 Jesusita Fire, which burned 752 acres here. In all, 761 acres of Mission Canyon 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