Rowland Heights

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,647 acres · 3,566 state, 1,080 local 55%
  2. High 373 acres · 6 state, 366 local 4%
  3. Moderate 351 acres · 4 state, 347 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 2,982 acres · Local Responsibility Area 36%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 22 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  8,374 acres of land in all, 3,577 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,775 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 20 fires that burned here

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  1. 1970 Fullerton Fire 3,381 acres in total 3,343 acres here
  2. 1955 Hacienda Fire 1,148 acres in total 399 acres here
  3. 1967 Powder Fire 245 acres here
  4. 1981 Sun Mountain Ranch Fire 197 acres here
  5. 1939 La Habra No. 33 Fire 1,521 acres in total 177 acres here
  6. 1928 Brea Shell No. 24 Fire 166 acres here
  7. 1949 Vejar No. 168 Fire 122 acres here
  8. 1944 Howard Fire 147 acres in total 87 acres here
  9. 1928 Shell Oil No. 11 Fire 91 acres in total 85 acres here
  10. 1979 Unnamed fire 68 acres here

  And 10 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 Canyon Fire, which burned 7 acres here. In all, 4,304 acres of Rowland Heights 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