Mira Monte

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/48046/mira-monte

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    90% 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

    36% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 Thomas Fire, which burned 263 acres here, one of 19 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 2,786 acres · 2,027 state, 759 local 90%
  2. High 190 acres · 31 state, 158 local 6%
  3. Moderate 105 acres · 11 state, 94 local 3%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 12 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

3,093 acres of land in all, 2,069 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,012 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. 1953 Rice Road Fire Of 638 acres in all 534 acres
  2. 1979 Creek Road Fire Of 32,706 acres in all 398 acres
  3. 2017 Thomas Fire Of 281,791 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 263 acres
  4. 1917 Thatcher Fire Of 29,639 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 239 acres
  5. 1953 Unnamed fire Of 148 acres in all 115 acres
  6. 2000 Kenewa Incident Fire 80 acres
  7. 1903 San Antonio Fire Of 380 acres in all 63 acres
  8. 1990 Matilija Fire Of 2,641 acres in all 48 acres
  9. 1898 Matilija Fire Of 2,641 acres in all 48 acres
  10. 1954 Mira Monte Fire 30 acres

And 9 smaller fires. In all, 1,126 acres of Mira Monte 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. Mira Monte 90% Very High · this area
  2. Meiners Oaks 71% Very High
  3. Oak View 93% Very High
  4. Ojai 60% Very High