Moorpark

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 6,375 acres · 23 state, 6,353 local 80%
  2. High 616 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  3. Moderate 409 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  4. Non-wildland 577 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%

  7,978 acres of land in all, 23 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,955 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 12 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Simi Fire 107,570 acres in total 3,046 acres here
  2. 2006 Shekell Fire 13,618 acres in total 2,565 acres here
  3. 1970 Clampitt Fire 115,537 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 1,077 acres here
  4. 1946 Wiley Canyon Fire 21,266 acres in total 955 acres here
  5. 1958 Calumet Canyon Fire 17,214 acres in total 98 acres here
  6. 1953 Shields Lease Fire 11,775 acres in total 85 acres here
  7. 1985 Peach Hill Fire 1,992 acres in total 70 acres here
  8. 2001 Walnut Incident Fire 36 acres here
  9. 2015 Princeton Fire 44 acres in total 10 acres here
  10. 2011 Collins Fire 59 acres in total 5 acres here

  And 2 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Virginia Fire, which burned 4 acres here. In all, 4,222 acres of Moorpark 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