ZIP code 90049

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 8,423 acres · Local Responsibility Area 88%
  2. High 149 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Moderate 141 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Non-wildland 869 acres · Local Responsibility Area 9%

  9,583 acres of land in all, 9,583 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 21 fires that burned here

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  1. 1961 Bel Air Fire 6,152 acres in total 2,917 acres here
  2. 1978 Mandeville/La City Fire 6,086 acres in total 2,445 acres here
  3. 2025 Palisades Fire 23,449 acres in total 1,675 acres here
  4. 1938 Topanga No. 50 Fire 14,532 acres in total 1,253 acres here
  5. 2019 Getty Fire Cause: Power lines 553 acres here
  6. 2017 Skirball Fire 420 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 231 acres here
  7. 1972 Unnamed fire 79 acres here
  8. 2008 Sepulveda Fire 65 acres here
  9. 2012 Sepulveda Pass Fire 54 acres in total 38 acres here
  10. 2009 Mt St Marys Fire 35 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 34 acres here

  And 11 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Palisades Fire, which burned 1,675 acres here. In all, 5,568 acres of ZIP code 90049 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