ZIP code 91916

San Diego County, including Descanso

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/91916

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 19,331 acres · State Responsibility Area 49%
    2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 20,287 acres · Mostly federal land 51%

    39,618 acres of land in all, 19,331 of it in the State 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 38 fires that burned here

    1. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 36,518 acres here
    2. 1950 Conejos Fire 62,849 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 29,887 acres here
    3. 1970 Boulder Fire 12,830 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,255 acres here
    4. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 4,488 acres here
    5. 1911 Unnamed fire 7,307 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,410 acres here
    6. 1956 Outside Origin #42 Fire 46,602 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,588 acres here
    7. 2007 Witch Fire 162,070 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,619 acres here
    8. 1924 Unnamed fire 5,166 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,121 acres here
    9. 1911 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 1,058 acres here
    10. 1986 Peak Fire Cause: Campfire 1,020 acres here

    And 28 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Road Fire, which burned 83 acres here. In all, 38,184 acres of ZIP code 91916 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

Nearby areas

Communities in ZIP code 91916

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 91916 49% Very High · this area
  2. 91901 53% Very High
  3. 91931 27% Very High
  4. 91948 19% Very High
  5. 91962 25% Very High
  6. 92036 35% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data