Anza

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/02294/anza

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    78% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    23% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Rru/Howard Fire, which burned 30 acres here, one of 23 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    46% Elevated · 5% Extreme

    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 13,785 acres · State Responsibility Area 78%
  2. High 577 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Moderate 1,327 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,024 acres · Mostly federal land 11%

17,713 acres of land in all, 15,689 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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

Largest fires

  1. 1928 Unnamed fire Of 60,175 acres in all 2,236 acres
  2. 1942 Unnamed fire 413 acres
  3. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 603 acres in all 292 acres
  4. 1978 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 236 acres
  5. 1921 Unnamed fire Of 274 acres in all 217 acres
  6. 2012 Cary Fire Cause: Playing with fire 160 acres
  7. 1979 Unnamed fire Of 287 acres in all · Cause: Arson 158 acres
  8. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 357 acres in all 146 acres
  9. 1919 Unnamed fire 113 acres
  10. 1998 Pine Fire Cause: Equipment use 88 acres

And 13 smaller fires. In all, 4,087 acres of Anza 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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