Toro Canyon

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,939 acres · 4,605 state, 334 local 82%
  2. High 211 acres · 68 state, 143 local 3%
  3. Moderate 154 acres · 24 state, 129 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 628 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 103 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  6,034 acres of land in all, 4,697 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,234 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1917 Unnamed fire 19,397 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,633 acres here
  2. 1971 Romero Fire 15,650 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,870 acres here
  3. 2017 Thomas Fire 281,791 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,359 acres here
  4. 1964 Unnamed fire 1,363 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,247 acres here
  5. 1964 Polo Fire 684 acres in total 599 acres here
  6. 1931 Unnamed fire 253 acres in total 208 acres here
  7. 1980 Toro Park Fire 77 acres here
  8. 1964 Coyote Fire 65,339 acres in total 21 acres here

  The most recent was the 2017 Thomas Fire, which burned 1,359 acres here. In all, 5,068 acres of Toro Canyon 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