Trabuco Canyon

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,529 acres · 4,518 state, 11 local 97%
  2. High 30 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Moderate 8 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 94 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  4,661 acres of land in all, 4,556 in the State Responsibility Area and 11 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 12 fires that burned here

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  1. 1919 Unnamed fire 2,225 acres in total 1,718 acres here
  2. 2007 Santiago Fire 28,430 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 898 acres here
  3. 1980 Indian Fire 28,940 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 802 acres here
  4. 1970 Nelson Fire 3,586 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 737 acres here
  5. 1926 Unnamed fire 9,935 acres in total 658 acres here
  6. 1997 Santiago Fire 338 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 281 acres here
  7. 2024 Airport Fire 23,526 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 219 acres here
  8. 1984 Modjeska Fire 1,018 acres in total 52 acres here
  9. 1921 Unnamed fire 412 acres in total 51 acres here
  10. 1994 Live Oak Fire 160 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 24 acres here

  And 2 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Airport Fire, which burned 219 acres here. In all, 3,827 acres of Trabuco 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