Val Verde

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,591 acres · State Responsibility Area 97%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 50 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

  1,642 acres of land in all, 1,591 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 28 fires that burned here

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  1. 1913 Unnamed fire 8,355 acres in total 1,481 acres here
  2. 2007 Ranch Fire 58,410 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,053 acres here
  3. 1988 Piru Fire 13,311 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 891 acres here
  4. 1913 Unnamed fire 10,285 acres in total 637 acres here
  5. 1976 Val Verde Fire 1,856 acres in total 555 acres here
  6. 1987 The Verdale Fire 349 acres in total 248 acres here
  7. 1979 Chiquita Fire 2,222 acres in total 203 acres here
  8. 2003 Verdale Fire 8,474 acres in total · Cause: Aircraft 191 acres here
  9. 1970 Mayo Fire 7,144 acres in total 187 acres here
  10. 1912 Unnamed fire 185 acres in total 139 acres here

  And 18 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Canyon Fire, which burned 56 acres here. In all, 1,595 acres of Val Verde 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