Santa Paula

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,217 acres · 4 state, 1,213 local 33%
  2. High 509 acres · Local Responsibility Area 14%
  3. Moderate 390 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
  4. Non-wildland 1,528 acres · Local Responsibility Area 42%

  3,644 acres of land in all, 4 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,640 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 13 fires that burned here

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  1. 2017 Thomas Fire 281,791 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 171 acres here
  2. 2003 Simi Fire 107,570 acres in total 167 acres here
  3. 2015 River Fire 165 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 143 acres here
  4. 1967 Timber Canyon Fire 10,842 acres in total 118 acres here
  5. 2025 Maria Fire 59 acres in total 43 acres here
  6. 2024 Mountain Fire 19,902 acres in total 9 acres here
  7. 2018 Telegraph Fire 7 acres here
  8. 1993 Steckel Fire 27,085 acres in total 7 acres here
  9. 1986 Bradley Fire 9,229 acres in total 4 acres here
  10. 1985 Ferndale Fire 46,805 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4 acres here

  And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Maria Fire, which burned 43 acres here. In all, 417 acres of Santa Paula 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