Santa Barbara

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,754 acres · 1 state, 1,753 local 14%
  2. High 748 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  3. Moderate 736 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  4. Non-wildland 9,204 acres · Local Responsibility Area 73%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 178 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  12,620 acres of land in all, 2 in the State Responsibility Area and 12,441 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 11 fires that burned here

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  1. 2008 Tea Fire 1,946 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 907 acres here
  2. 1977 Coyote (Sycamore) Fire 679 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 604 acres here
  3. 2009 Jesusita Fire 8,734 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 463 acres here
  4. 1964 Coyote Fire 65,339 acres in total 173 acres here
  5. 1913 Unnamed fire 130 acres in total 113 acres here
  6. 1917 Unnamed fire 4,078 acres in total 107 acres here
  7. 1939 Unnamed fire 84 acres here
  8. 1914 Unnamed fire 99 acres in total 81 acres here
  9. 2017 Thomas Fire 281,791 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 30 acres here
  10. 1924 Unnamed fire 2,253 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 20 acres here

  And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2017 Thomas Fire, which burned 30 acres here. In all, 1,555 acres of Santa Barbara 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