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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/44000/los-angeles

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    33% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    21% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Palisades Fire, which burned 13,835 acres here, one of 427 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    30% Elevated · 3% 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 101,514 acres · 12 state, 101,502 local 33%
  2. High 9,394 acres · <1 state, 9,394 local 3%
  3. Moderate 6,771 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 178,108 acres · Local Responsibility Area 59%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 8,286 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

304,074 acres of land in all, 12 in the State Responsibility Area and 295,775 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. 2025 Palisades Fire Of 23,449 acres in all 13,835 acres
  2. 1938 Topanga No. 50 Fire Of 14,532 acres in all 10,400 acres
  3. 1961 Unnamed fire Of 7,847 acres in all 7,092 acres
  4. 1961 Bel Air Fire 6,150 acres
  5. 1978 Mandeville/La City Fire 6,085 acres
  6. 1970 Clampitt Fire Of 115,537 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 5,822 acres
  7. 2017 La Tuna Fire Of 7,051 acres in all 5,157 acres
  8. 1975 Mill/Usfs Fire Of 51,220 acres in all 4,699 acres
  9. 1944 Woodland Hills #47 Fire 4,548 acres
  10. 1955 Unnamed fire Of 4,216 acres in all 3,840 acres

And 417 smaller fires. In all, 63,831 acres of Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles

127

Neighboring communities

  1. Los Angeles 33% Very High · this area
  2. Alhambra 1% Moderate · <1% Very High
  3. Bell Canyon 100% Very High
  4. Beverly Hills 42% Very High
  5. Burbank 32% Very High
  6. Calabasas 96% Very High
  7. Carson No hazard zones
  8. Commerce No hazard zones
  9. Compton No hazard zones
  10. Culver City 9% High · 2% Very High
  11. Del Aire No hazard zones
  12. East Los Angeles <1% Moderate · <1% High
  13. El Segundo No hazard zones
  14. Florence-Graham No hazard zones
  15. Gardena No hazard zones
  16. Glendale 68% Very High
  17. Hawthorne No hazard zones
  18. Hidden Hills 69% Very High
  19. Huntington Park No hazard zones
  20. Inglewood No hazard zones
  21. Ladera Heights 13% Very High
  22. Lennox No hazard zones
  23. Lomita <1% Moderate · <1% High
  24. Long Beach No hazard zones
  25. Lynwood No hazard zones
  26. Marina del Rey No hazard zones
  27. Monterey Park <1% Moderate
  28. Pasadena 28% Very High
  29. Rancho Palos Verdes 35% Very High
  30. Rolling Hills Estates 5% Moderate · 3% Very High
  31. San Fernando No hazard zones
  32. Santa Clarita 71% Very High
  33. Santa Monica 5% Very High
  34. Santa Susana 100% Very High
  35. Simi Valley 65% Very High
  36. South Gate No hazard zones
  37. South Pasadena 17% Very High
  38. Topanga 98% Very High
  39. Torrance <1% Moderate · <1% Very High
  40. Vernon No hazard zones
  41. View Park-Windsor Hills 12% High
  42. Walnut Park No hazard zones
  43. West Athens No hazard zones
  44. West Carson No hazard zones
  45. West Hollywood 14% Very High
  46. Westmont No hazard zones
  47. West Rancho Dominguez No hazard zones
  48. Willowbrook No hazard zones