Newport Beach

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,647 acres · 1 state, 4,647 local 28%
  2. High 895 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  3. Moderate 345 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 9,422 acres · Local Responsibility Area 57%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,170 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

  16,479 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 15,309 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. 1993 Laguna Fire 14,338 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,616 acres here
  2. 1955 Jack Fire 1,607 acres in total 12 acres here
  3. 2017 Unnamed fire 5 acres here

  The most recent was an unnamed fire in 2017, which burned 5 acres here. In all, 2,616 acres of Newport Beach 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