Santa Clarita

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 33,305 acres · 1,465 state, 31,840 local 71%
  2. High 2,930 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  3. Moderate 1,991 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 8,644 acres · Local Responsibility Area 18%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 283 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  47,153 acres of land in all, 1,465 in the State Responsibility Area and 45,404 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 213 fires that burned here

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  1. 1970 Agua Dulce Fire 21,756 acres in total 7,194 acres here
  2. 2007 Buckweed Fire 38,348 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 3,554 acres here
  3. 1962 Newhall Fire 8,583 acres in total 3,058 acres here
  4. 2004 Foothill Fire 5,970 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,598 acres here
  5. 1958 Unnamed fire 4,168 acres in total 2,352 acres here
  6. 1970 San Francisquito Fire 4,489 acres in total 2,332 acres here
  7. 2016 Sand Fire 41,383 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 2,174 acres here
  8. 1953 Unnamed fire 2,249 acres in total 2,146 acres here
  9. 2001 Stables Fire 6,402 acres in total 1,828 acres here
  10. 1921 Charlie Cyn Fire 5,324 acres in total 1,714 acres here

  And 203 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2023 Victor Fire, which burned 57 acres here. In all, 32,143 acres of Santa Clarita 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