Ramona

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 19,506 acres · 18,810 state, 696 local 79%
  2. High 1,841 acres · 1,531 state, 311 local 7%
  3. Moderate 683 acres · 372 state, 311 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 2,466 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 96 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  24,592 acres of land in all, 20,712 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,784 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 30 fires that burned here

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  1. 2007 Witch Fire 162,070 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 10,901 acres here
  2. 1929 Unnamed fire 30,494 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,844 acres here
  3. 1967 Unnamed fire 29,083 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,465 acres here
  4. 1913 Unnamed fire 62,426 acres in total 3,182 acres here
  5. 1945 Unnamed fire 2,364 acres in total 2,024 acres here
  6. 1928 Unnamed fire 48,613 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,588 acres here
  7. 1911 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,258 acres here
  8. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,239 acres here
  9. 1955 Clevenger Canyon Fire 531 acres in total 503 acres here
  10. 1987 Highland Valley Rd. Fire 460 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 440 acres here

  And 20 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Caesar Fire, which burned 11 acres here. In all, 16,414 acres of Ramona 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