Rolling Hills Estates

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 67 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  2. High 91 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 122 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  4. Non-wildland 2,031 acres · Local Responsibility Area 88%

  2,312 acres of land in all, 2,312 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1992 Ocean Fire 173 acres in total 111 acres here
  2. 1946 Torrance Fire 385 acres in total 104 acres here
  3. 1932 Geo F Cyn No 204 Fire 171 acres in total 99 acres here
  4. 1951 Strawberry No. 32 Fire 64 acres in total 63 acres here
  5. 1945 Ross No. 57 Fire 99 acres in total 61 acres here
  6. 1979 Plum Tree Fire 126 acres in total 53 acres here
  7. 1945 Miraleste No. 39 Fire 751 acres in total 53 acres here
  8. 1945 Rolling Hills No. 62 Fire 864 acres in total 36 acres here
  9. 1960 Unnamed fire 158 acres in total 21 acres here
  10. 1973 Unnamed fire 6 acres here

  The most recent was the 1992 Ocean Fire, which burned 111 acres here. In all, 497 acres of Rolling Hills Estates 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