Palmdale

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 24,016 acres · 6 state, 24,010 local 35%
  2. High 2,994 acres · 1 state, 2,993 local 4%
  3. Moderate 19,944 acres · Local Responsibility Area 29%
  4. Non-wildland 16,100 acres · Local Responsibility Area 24%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4,983 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

  68,037 acres of land in all, 7 in the State Responsibility Area and 63,047 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 48 fires that burned here

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  1. 2010 Crown Fire 12,582 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 10,561 acres here
  2. 1922 Mint Cyn Fire 20,512 acres in total 2,917 acres here
  3. 2002 Leona Fire 4,904 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,267 acres here
  4. 1984 Shannon Fire 3,498 acres in total 1,656 acres here
  5. 1999 Shannon Fire 3,445 acres in total 1,334 acres here
  6. 1980 Pass Fire 7,604 acres in total 1,215 acres here
  7. 1942 Kiegbaum Fire 1,011 acres here
  8. 2012 Hillside Fire 884 acres here
  9. 2003 Hauser Fire 2,039 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 653 acres here
  10. 1927 Augustine 18 Fire 9,157 acres in total 653 acres here

  And 38 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Hawk Fire, which burned 319 acres here. In all, 17,740 acres of Palmdale 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