Ladera Heights

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/39108/ladera-heights

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    13% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where Los Angeles County adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    7% has burned

    Most recently the 1994 Ladera Heights Fire, which burned 10 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

    59% 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 240 acres · Local Responsibility Area 13%
  2. High 1,042 acres · Local Responsibility Area 55%
  3. Moderate 88 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  4. Non-wildland 528 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%

1,898 acres of land in all, 1,898 of it in the Local 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1946 Bennett No. 66 Fire Of 284 acres in all 78 acres
  2. 1947 Baldwin No. 33 Fire Of 69 acres in all 55 acres
  3. 1994 Ladera Heights Fire 10 acres
  4. 1979 Unnamed fire Of 11 acres in all 9 acres
  5. 1947 Orange No. 108 Fire Of 272 acres in all 8 acres
  6. 1982 Unnamed fire 3 acres

In all, 141 acres of Ladera Heights 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. Ladera Heights 13% Very High · this area
  2. Culver City 9% High · 2% Very High
  3. Inglewood No hazard zones
  4. Los Angeles 33% Very High
  5. View Park-Windsor Hills 12% High