Eucalyptus Hills

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/23000/eucalyptus-hills

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    81% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    22% has burned

    Most recently the 2003 Cedar Fire, which burned 352 acres here, one of 7 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    94% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 2,468 acres · 2,443 state, 25 local 81%
  2. High 544 acres · 540 state, 4 local 18%
  3. Moderate 1 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Non-wildland 2 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 41 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

3,055 acres of land in all, 2,983 in the State Responsibility Area and 31 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. 2003 Cedar Fire Of 270,686 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 352 acres
  2. 1994 Rocoso Fire Of 3,218 acres in all 180 acres
  3. 1985 Oak Creek Fire Of 161 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 54 acres
  4. 1997 Hope Fire 48 acres
  5. 1980 Lakeside Fire Of 75 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 21 acres
  6. 1984 Outside Origin #1 Fire Of 122 acres in all 14 acres
  7. 1974 Unnamed fire Of 68 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 8 acres

In all, 666 acres of Eucalyptus Hills 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 Eucalyptus Hills

Neighboring communities

  1. Eucalyptus Hills 81% Very High · this area
  2. Lakeside 61% Very High
  3. Santee 58% Very High
  4. Winter Gardens 46% Very High