Crest

Community in San Diego County

Search for an address

Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/17106/crest

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    96% Very High

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

    Open map

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    100% has burned

    Most recently the 2019 Dehesa 8 Fire, which burned 141 acres here, one of 25 fires on record.

    Open map

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    21% 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.

    Open map

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 4,027 acres · State Responsibility Area 96%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 152 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

4,179 acres of land in all, 4,027 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. 1970 Laguna Fire Of 174,162 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 4,179 acres
  2. 2003 Cedar Fire Of 270,686 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 3,487 acres
  3. 1950 East Suncrest Fire Of 933 acres in all 627 acres
  4. 1956 Singing Hills Fire 406 acres
  5. 1983 Euclid Fire Of 402 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 387 acres
  6. 1965 Suncrest Fire Of 1,434 acres in all 375 acres
  7. 1952 Dehesa Fire 350 acres
  8. 1947 Unnamed fire Of 3,186 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 331 acres
  9. 1953 Dehesa #2 Fire 330 acres
  10. 1984 Dehesa Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 224 acres

And 15 smaller fires. In all, 4,179 acres of Crest 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 Crest

Neighboring communities

  1. Crest 96% Very High · this area
  2. El Cajon 4% High · 3% Very High
  3. Granite Hills 52% Very High
  4. Harbison Canyon 99% Very High
  5. Rancho San Diego 55% Very High