Descanso

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/18940/descanso

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    57% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    88% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Road Fire, which burned 83 acres here, one of 13 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 6,945 acres · State Responsibility Area 57%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,314 acres · Mostly federal land 43%

12,260 acres of land in all, 6,945 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. 1950 Conejos Fire Of 62,849 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,300 acres
  2. 2003 Cedar Fire Of 270,686 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 9,252 acres
  3. 1934 Unnamed fire Of 4,488 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,085 acres
  4. 1911 Unnamed fire Of 7,307 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,454 acres
  5. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 5,166 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,297 acres
  6. 1948 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 516 acres
  7. 1943 Unnamed fire Of 985 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 275 acres
  8. 1945 Unnamed fire Of 181 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 139 acres
  9. 2021 Road Fire Of 84 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 83 acres
  10. 1953 Viejas Fire Of 708 acres in all 52 acres

And 3 smaller fires. In all, 10,839 acres of Descanso 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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