ZIP code 92061

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 13,182 acres · State Responsibility Area 59%
  2. High 913 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 500 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 7,684 acres · Mostly federal land 34%

  22,279 acres of land in all, 14,595 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

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  1. 2007 Poomacha Fire 49,411 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 14,772 acres here
  2. 1987 Palomar Fire 15,582 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 5,605 acres here
  3. 1962 Lightning Fire 3,660 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,608 acres here
  4. 1919 Unnamed fire 2,608 acres here
  5. 1919 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,676 acres here
  6. 1947 Unnamed fire 2,159 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,669 acres here
  7. 1924 Unnamed fire 3,408 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,483 acres here
  8. 1999 La Jolla Fire 7,846 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 1,008 acres here
  9. 2003 Paradise Fire 56,546 acres in total · Cause: Arson 794 acres here
  10. 1917 Unnamed fire 1,392 acres in total 749 acres here

  And 28 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2019 Gate Fire, which burned 7 acres here. In all, 18,248 acres of ZIP code 92061 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