Calabasas

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/09598/calabasas

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    96% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    85% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Kenneth Fire, which burned 34 acres here, one of 37 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    92% 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 8,460 acres · 1 state, 8,459 local 96%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 336 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

8,795 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,459 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. 1982 Dayton Canyon Fire Of 43,097 acres in all 3,473 acres
  2. 1970 Wright Fire Of 28,202 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 3,203 acres
  3. 1958 Unnamed fire Of 4,240 acres in all 2,746 acres
  4. 2018 Woolsey Fire Of 89,551 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 2,622 acres
  5. 1996 Calabasas Fire Of 12,189 acres in all 2,264 acres
  6. 1980 Las Virgenes Fire Of 2,521 acres in all 1,845 acres
  7. 1927 Cooper No. 1 Fire Of 3,178 acres in all 1,637 acres
  8. 1970 Clampitt Fire Of 115,537 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 828 acres
  9. 1943 Woodland Hills #65 Fire Of 14,919 acres in all 674 acres
  10. 1967 Devonshire-Parker Fire Of 23,094 acres in all 554 acres

And 27 smaller fires. In all, 7,513 acres of Calabasas 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 Calabasas

Neighboring communities

  1. Calabasas 96% Very High · this area
  2. Agoura Hills 78% Very High
  3. Hidden Hills 69% Very High
  4. Los Angeles 33% Very High
  5. Topanga 98% Very High