Valley Center

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 15,230 acres · State Responsibility Area 87%
  2. High 1,418 acres · State Responsibility Area 8%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 919 acres · Mostly federal land 5%

  17,567 acres of land in all, 16,647 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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 16 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Paradise Fire 56,546 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4,275 acres here
  2. 1947 Unnamed fire 3,335 acres in total 2,039 acres here
  3. 2007 Poomacha Fire 49,411 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 846 acres here
  4. 1949 Unnamed fire 1,873 acres in total 798 acres here
  5. 1945 Unnamed fire 1,129 acres in total 680 acres here
  6. 1962 Bear Ridge Fire 1,855 acres in total 606 acres here
  7. 1997 Wohlford Fire 538 acres in total · Cause: Arson 432 acres here
  8. 1979 Vesper Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 402 acres here
  9. 1943 Unnamed fire 690 acres in total 361 acres here
  10. 1956 Lake Wohlford Fire 439 acres in total 320 acres here

  And 6 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2019 Miller 2 Fire, which burned 29 acres here. In all, 8,068 acres of Valley Center 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