Vista

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,659 acres · 5 state, 1,655 local 14%
  2. High 770 acres · 1 state, 769 local 6%
  3. Moderate 615 acres · 3 state, 612 local 5%
  4. Non-wildland 9,099 acres · Local Responsibility Area 75%

  12,143 acres of land in all, 8 in the State Responsibility Area and 12,134 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. 1982 Assist #16 Fire 654 acres in total 440 acres here
  2. 1937 Unnamed fire 119 acres in total 101 acres here

  The most recent was the 1982 Assist #16 Fire, which burned 440 acres here. In all, 541 acres of Vista 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