Pasadena

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,152 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%
  2. High 326 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Moderate 537 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 9,547 acres · Local Responsibility Area 65%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 223 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  14,785 acres of land in all, 14,562 of it in the Local Responsibility Area. 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 27 fires that burned here

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  1. 2009 Station Fire 160,833 acres in total · Cause: Arson 721 acres here
  2. 1959 Woodwardia Fire 14,403 acres in total 552 acres here
  3. 2025 Eaton Fire 14,056 acres in total 389 acres here
  4. 1935 Las Flores No. 57 Fire 2,521 acres in total 317 acres here
  5. 1900 Big Fire 2,521 acres in total 317 acres here
  6. 1993 Kinneloa Fire 5,454 acres in total 218 acres here
  7. 1917 Hastings Ranch Fire 551 acres in total 197 acres here
  8. 1984 Crest Fire 606 acres in total 117 acres here
  9. 1878 Unnamed fire 59,469 acres in total 86 acres here
  10. 1934 Brown Mtn No. 29 Fire 3,772 acres in total 84 acres here

  And 17 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Eaton Fire, which burned 389 acres here. In all, 1,721 acres of Pasadena 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