Rancho Palos Verdes

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,011 acres · Local Responsibility Area 35%
  2. High 479 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  3. Moderate 485 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  4. Non-wildland 4,551 acres · Local Responsibility Area 53%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 40 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  8,565 acres of land in all, 8,525 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 34 fires that burned here

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  1. 1973 Crenshaw Fire 929 acres in total 768 acres here
  2. 1945 Miraleste No. 39 Fire 751 acres in total 699 acres here
  3. 1943 Pedro No. 48 Fire 374 acres in total 320 acres here
  4. 1947 Miraleste No 28 Fire 295 acres here
  5. 1939 Hansen Fire 357 acres in total 279 acres here
  6. 2009 Pv Fire 234 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 205 acres here
  7. 2005 San Clemente Fire 178 acres here
  8. 1942 Coast No. 255 Fire 146 acres in total 123 acres here
  9. 1940 Palo Fire 180 acres in total 120 acres here
  10. 1951 Victory No. 30 Fire 114 acres here

  And 24 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2009 Pv Fire, which burned 205 acres here. In all, 2,822 acres of Rancho Palos Verdes 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