ZIP code 92651

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 13,092 acres · 8,110 state, 4,982 local 93%
  2. High 383 acres · 24 state, 358 local 3%
  3. Moderate 311 acres · 114 state, 197 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 209 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 68 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  14,062 acres of land in all, 8,249 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,746 in the Local. 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 18 fires that burned here

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  1. 1993 Laguna Fire 14,338 acres in total · Cause: Arson 7,835 acres here
  2. 1955 Jack Fire 1,607 acres here
  3. 1979 Laguna (Boat) Fire 535 acres here
  4. 1961 Outside Origin #6 Fire 338 acres here
  5. 2022 Emerald Fire 154 acres here
  6. 1997 El Moro Fire 91 acres in total · Cause: Arson 90 acres here
  7. 2002 Laguna Fire Cause: Equipment use 83 acres here
  8. 2022 Coastal Fire 202 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 70 acres here
  9. 2018 Aliso Fire 176 acres in total 49 acres here
  10. 2016 Laguna Fire 46 acres here

  And 8 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Coastal Fire, which burned 70 acres here. In all, 8,168 acres of ZIP code 92651 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