Angels

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/02112/angels

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    14% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Angels adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    12% has burned

    Most recently the 1952 Highway 49 #5 Fire, which burned 32 acres here, one of 2 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    50% Elevated

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 321 acres · 49 state, 272 local 14%
  2. High 1,519 acres · 101 state, 1,418 local 65%
  3. Moderate 212 acres · Local Responsibility Area 9%
  4. Non-wildland 259 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 18 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

2,328 acres of land in all, 151 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,160 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1950 Angels Creek Fire Of 495 acres in all 249 acres
  2. 1952 Highway 49 #5 Fire Of 1,117 acres in all 32 acres

In all, 281 acres of Angels 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

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

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

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