Azusa

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/03386/azusa

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    27% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    30% has burned

    Most recently the 2022 Ridge Fire, which burned 5 acres here, one of 29 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    12% 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 1,697 acres · <1 state, 1,697 local 27%
  2. High 125 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Moderate 235 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 3,878 acres · Local Responsibility Area 63%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 255 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

6,191 acres of land in all, <1 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,936 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

Largest fires

  1. 1968 Canyon Inn Fire Of 19,056 acres in all 850 acres
  2. 1980 Stable Fire Of 6,049 acres in all 777 acres
  3. 1958 Unnamed fire Of 13,944 acres in all 687 acres
  4. 1924 San Gabriel Fire Of 43,050 acres in all 638 acres
  5. 2016 Fish Fire Of 4,246 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 573 acres
  6. 1947 Azusa No. 112 Fire 350 acres
  7. 2014 Colby Fire Of 1,952 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 294 acres
  8. 1997 Canyon Ii Fire Of 3,825 acres in all 214 acres
  9. 1943 Azusa No. 42 Fire 188 acres
  10. 1942 Hiyon #135/Vantasell Fire Of 184 acres in all 182 acres

And 19 smaller fires. In all, 1,832 acres of Azusa 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Azusa

Neighboring communities

  1. Azusa 27% Very High · this area
  2. Baldwin Park 1% High
  3. Bradbury 81% Very High
  4. Citrus No hazard zones
  5. Covina <1% Moderate · <1% Very High
  6. Duarte 20% Very High
  7. Glendora 41% Very High
  8. Irwindale 5% High
  9. Monrovia 33% Very High
  10. Vincent No hazard zones