Santee

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 6,175 acres · 3 state, 6,172 local 58%
  2. High 1,241 acres · Local Responsibility Area 12%
  3. Moderate 624 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  4. Non-wildland 2,656 acres · Local Responsibility Area 25%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  10,698 acres of land in all, 3 in the State Responsibility Area and 10,693 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 22 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 2,231 acres here
  2. 1994 Rocoso Fire 3,218 acres in total 2,217 acres here
  3. 1942 Unnamed fire 1,221 acres in total 890 acres here
  4. 1981 Assist #72 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 696 acres here
  5. 1944 Unnamed fire 6,174 acres in total 369 acres here
  6. 1941 Unnamed fire 406 acres in total 366 acres here
  7. 1966 Carlton Hills Fire 329 acres here
  8. 1989 Assist #59/Magnolia Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 309 acres here
  9. 1943 Unnamed fire 292 acres here
  10. 1950 Quarry Fire 279 acres here

  And 12 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2003 Cedar Fire, which burned 2,231 acres here. In all, 4,466 acres of Santee 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