Glendale

City in Los Angeles County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/30000/glendale

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    68% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    65% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 La Tuna Fire, which burned 389 acres here, one of 74 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    14% 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 13,328 acres · <1 state, 13,328 local 68%
  2. High 853 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 787 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 4,619 acres · Local Responsibility Area 24%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

19,588 acres of land in all, <1 in the State Responsibility Area and 19,587 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. 1878 Unnamed fire Of 59,469 acres in all 9,438 acres
  2. 1964 Unnamed fire Of 6,950 acres in all 3,953 acres
  3. 1927 Verdugo Hills Fire Of 4,428 acres in all 1,802 acres
  4. 1933 Montrose/La Cresc Fire Of 5,095 acres in all 1,125 acres
  5. 1964 Unnamed fire Of 1,458 acres in all 1,099 acres
  6. 1913 Unnamed fire Of 7,017 acres in all 1,006 acres
  7. 1975 Mill/Usfs Fire Of 51,220 acres in all 964 acres
  8. 1964 Unnamed fire 900 acres
  9. 2009 Station Fire Of 160,833 acres in all · Cause: Arson 880 acres
  10. 2002 Mountain Fire 749 acres

And 64 smaller fires. In all, 12,654 acres of Glendale 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. Glendale 68% Very High · this area
  2. Burbank 32% Very High
  3. La Cañada Flintridge 99% Very High
  4. La Crescenta-Montrose 78% Very High
  5. Los Angeles 33% Very High
  6. Pasadena 28% Very High