El Cajon

City in San Diego County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/21712/el-cajon

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    4% High · 3% Very High

    All of the High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of El Cajon adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    11% has burned

    Most recently the 1970 Laguna Fire, which burned 136 acres here, one of 6 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    1% Elevated

    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 319 acres · 1 state, 318 local 3%
  2. High 382 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 220 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 8,360 acres · Local Responsibility Area 90%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

9,286 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 9,281 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 626 acres in all 324 acres
  2. 1942 Unnamed fire 237 acres
  3. 1955 Hair Pin #2 Fire 140 acres
  4. 1970 Laguna Fire Of 174,162 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 136 acres
  5. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 194 acres in all 123 acres
  6. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 6,174 acres in all 90 acres

In all, 1,050 acres of El Cajon 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. El Cajon 4% High · 3% Very High · this area
  2. Bostonia 18% Very High
  3. Casa de Oro-Mount Helix 1% Moderate · 1% Very High
  4. Crest 96% Very High
  5. Granite Hills 52% Very High
  6. Lakeside 61% Very High
  7. La Mesa 4% High
  8. Rancho San Diego 55% Very High
  9. San Diego 33% Very High
  10. Santee 58% Very High
  11. Winter Gardens 46% Very High