Santa Margarita

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 171 acres · State Responsibility Area 52%
  2. Moderate 160 acres · State Responsibility Area 48%

  331 acres of land in all, 331 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1951 Buckman Fire 5,240 acres in total 260 acres here
  2. 1985 Las Pilitas Fire 84,271 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 72 acres here
  3. 1994 Hwy 41 Fire 50,729 acres in total · Cause: Arson 25 acres here
  4. 1915 Unnamed fire 117 acres in total 9 acres here

  The most recent was the 1994 Hwy 41 Fire, which burned 25 acres here. In all, 266 acres of Santa Margarita 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