Whittier

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,018 acres · Local Responsibility Area 32%
  2. High 387 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 392 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 5,678 acres · Local Responsibility Area 60%

  9,475 acres of land in all, 9,475 of it in the Local 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. 1949 Savage Cyn Fire 1,681 acres in total 931 acres here
  2. 1979 Catalina Fire 886 acres in total 468 acres here
  3. 1967 Turnbull Ii Fire 1,741 acres in total 447 acres here
  4. 1950 Unnamed fire 280 acres in total 133 acres here
  5. 1970 Colima Fire 323 acres in total 130 acres here
  6. 1929 Workman No. 89 Fire 307 acres in total 127 acres here
  7. 1976 Unnamed fire 57 acres in total 29 acres here
  8. 1981 Unnamed fire 194 acres in total 23 acres here
  9. 1956 Unnamed fire 19 acres here
  10. 1974 Unnamed fire 16 acres in total 15 acres here

  And 6 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2010 Colima Fire, which burned 11 acres here. In all, 1,580 acres of Whittier 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