Poway

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 19,949 acres · 18 state, 19,931 local 80%
  2. High 1,660 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 1,064 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 2,391 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%

  25,065 acres of land in all, 18 in the State Responsibility Area and 25,047 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 39 fires that burned here

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  1. 1967 Unnamed fire 29,083 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 13,516 acres here
  2. 1913 Unnamed fire 62,426 acres in total 8,961 acres here
  3. 2007 Witch Fire 162,070 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,252 acres here
  4. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 6,996 acres here
  5. 1958 Pearson Peak #2 Fire 4,174 acres in total 3,141 acres here
  6. 1919 Unnamed fire 8,653 acres in total 1,377 acres here
  7. 1943 Unnamed fire 40,248 acres in total 1,336 acres here
  8. 1995 Poway Fire 1,680 acres in total 899 acres here
  9. 1993 Poway Fire 831 acres in total 802 acres here
  10. 1993 Coach Fire 708 acres in total 580 acres here

  And 29 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2007 Witch Fire, which burned 7,252 acres here. In all, 21,788 acres of Poway 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