Piru

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 790 acres · 469 state, 321 local 39%
  2. High 227 acres · 71 state, 156 local 11%
  3. Moderate 272 acres · 88 state, 184 local 13%
  4. Non-wildland 755 acres · Local Responsibility Area 37%

  2,044 acres of land in all, 629 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,415 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. 1918 Unnamed fire 2,291 acres in total 753 acres here
  2. 1952 Warring Canyon Fire 2,383 acres in total 151 acres here
  3. 2003 Piru Fire 63,726 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 95 acres here
  4. 1998 Piru Incident Fire 12,613 acres in total 80 acres here
  5. 1988 Piru Fire 13,311 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 76 acres here
  6. 2003 Verdale Fire 8,474 acres in total · Cause: Aircraft 65 acres here
  7. 1970 Mayo Fire 7,144 acres in total 60 acres here
  8. 1967 Warring Canyon Fire 4,269 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 36 acres here

  The most recent was the 2003 Verdale Fire, which burned 65 acres here. In all, 863 acres of Piru 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