Westlake Village

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,509 acres · 3 state, 2,506 local 71%
  2. High 230 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 211 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  4. Non-wildland 574 acres · Local Responsibility Area 16%

  3,525 acres of land in all, 3 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,521 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 13 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Woolsey Fire 89,551 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 1,461 acres here
  2. 1978 Kanan Fire 25,589 acres in total 1,437 acres here
  3. 1982 Dayton Canyon Fire 43,097 acres in total 399 acres here
  4. 1985 Sherwood Fire 3,795 acres in total 211 acres here
  5. 1970 Clampitt Fire 115,537 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 200 acres here
  6. 1984 Westlake Fire 220 acres in total 148 acres here
  7. 1977 Carlisle Fire 1,377 acres in total 65 acres here
  8. 2006 Westlake Fire 34 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 26 acres here
  9. 1972 Unnamed fire 31 acres in total 13 acres here
  10. 1978 Unnamed fire 5 acres here

  And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2018 Woolsey Fire, which burned 1,461 acres here. In all, 1,993 acres of Westlake Village 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