Rolling Hills

City in Los Angeles County

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/62602/rolling-hills

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 1,526 acres · Local Responsibility Area 80%
    2. High 221 acres · Local Responsibility Area 12%
    3. Moderate 114 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
    4. Non-wildland 53 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%

    1,914 acres of land in all, 1,914 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 11 fires that burned here

    1. 1945 Rolling Hills No. 62 Fire 864 acres in total 768 acres here
    2. 1973 Crenshaw Fire 929 acres in total 161 acres here
    3. 1939 Hansen Fire 357 acres in total 77 acres here
    4. 1932 Geo F Cyn No 204 Fire 171 acres in total 72 acres here
    5. 1940 Palo Fire 180 acres in total 61 acres here
    6. 1943 Pedro No. 48 Fire 374 acres in total 54 acres here
    7. 2009 Pv Fire 234 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 30 acres here
    8. 1953 Unnamed fire 30 acres in total 23 acres here
    9. 1962 Unnamed fire 12 acres in total 9 acres here
    10. 1945 Ross No. 57 Fire 99 acres in total 7 acres here

    And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2009 Pv Fire, which burned 30 acres here. In all, 1,109 acres of Rolling Hills 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Rolling Hills

Neighboring communities

  1. Rolling Hills 80% Very High · this area
  2. Rancho Palos Verdes 35% Very High
  3. Rolling Hills Estates 5% Moderate · 3% Very High
  4. Torrance <1% Moderate · <1% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

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