Pacific Palisades

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 14,549 acres · Local Responsibility Area >99%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acre · Mostly federal land <1%

  14,550 acres of land in all, 14,549 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 17 fires that burned here

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  1. 2025 Palisades Fire 23,449 acres in total 11,256 acres here
  2. 1938 Topanga No. 50 Fire 14,532 acres in total 8,700 acres here
  3. 1961 Unnamed fire 7,847 acres in total 6,869 acres here
  4. 1978 Mandeville/La City Fire 6,086 acres in total 3,227 acres here
  5. 1948 Topanga No. 118 Fire 3,278 acres in total 1,218 acres here
  6. 2021 Palisades Fire 1,203 acres here
  7. 1973 Trippet Fire 2,831 acres in total 801 acres here
  8. 1977 Canyon Fire 1,163 acres in total 500 acres here
  9. 1993 Old Topanga Fire 16,202 acres in total 142 acres here
  10. 1980 Unnamed fire 100 acres here

  And 7 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Palisades Fire, which burned 11,256 acres here. In all, 13,426 acres of Pacific Palisades 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