San Diego Country Estates

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 7,586 acres · State Responsibility Area 71%
  2. High 276 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Moderate 173 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,707 acres · Mostly federal land 25%

  10,742 acres of land in all, 8,035 of it in the State 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 22 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 10,668 acres here
  2. 1928 Unnamed fire 48,613 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 10,665 acres here
  3. 1956 Outside Origin #42 Fire 46,602 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,176 acres here
  4. 2007 Witch Fire 162,070 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,674 acres here
  5. 1972 Klondike Fire 2,684 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,461 acres here
  6. 1917 Unnamed fire 1,031 acres here
  7. 1913 Unnamed fire 2,248 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 956 acres here
  8. 1948 Unnamed fire 880 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 481 acres here
  9. 1979 Hanson Fire 533 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 404 acres here
  10. 1919 Unnamed fire 8,653 acres in total 348 acres here

  And 12 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2007 Witch Fire, which burned 2,674 acres here. In all, 10,742 acres of San Diego Country 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