Santa Susana

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 805 acres · 803 state, 2 local 100%

  805 acres of land in all, 803 in the State Responsibility Area and 2 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 14 fires that burned here

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  1. 2005 Topanga Fire 23,396 acres in total 546 acres here
  2. 1967 Devonshire-Parker Fire 23,094 acres in total 438 acres here
  3. 1951 Susana Knolls Fire 2,348 acres in total 431 acres here
  4. 1970 Clampitt Fire 115,537 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 415 acres here
  5. 1981 Oat Fire 17,787 acres in total 351 acres here
  6. 1927 Santasusana-Vent. 18 Fire 649 acres in total 264 acres here
  7. 1979 Box Canyon Fire 963 acres in total 229 acres here
  8. 1966 Black Canyon Fire 868 acres in total 101 acres here
  9. 1966 Black Canyon Fire 1,828 acres in total 63 acres here
  10. 1985 Box Canyon (Pioneer) Fire 1,247 acres in total 56 acres here

  And 4 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2005 Topanga Fire, which burned 546 acres here. In all, 653 acres of Santa Susana 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