Pomona

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 24 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  2. High 1,682 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
  3. Moderate 452 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Non-wildland 12,558 acres · Local Responsibility Area 85%

  14,716 acres of land in all, 14,716 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 21 fires that burned here

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  1. 1929 Kelly No. 41 Fire 1,347 acres in total 606 acres here
  2. 1949 Richards No. 179 Fire 305 acres here
  3. 1928 Diamond No. 101 Fire 261 acres in total 168 acres here
  4. 1957 Unnamed fire 281 acres in total 161 acres here
  5. 1974 Unnamed fire 112 acres here
  6. 1929 Le Claire No. 67 Fire 162 acres in total 109 acres here
  7. 1971 Unnamed fire 107 acres here
  8. 1974 Unnamed fire 98 acres here
  9. 1985 Elephant Hill Fire 89 acres here
  10. 1957 Unnamed fire 90 acres in total 89 acres here

  And 11 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2009 Diamond Fire, which burned 56 acres here. In all, 1,294 acres of Pomona 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