Mission Canyon

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/48147/mission-canyon

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    83% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    65% has burned

    Most recently the 2009 Jesusita Fire, which burned 752 acres here, one of 5 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    88% 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 971 acres · 948 state, 23 local 83%
  2. High 53 acres · 13 state, 39 local 4%
  3. Moderate 43 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 51 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 59 acres · Mostly federal land 5%

1,176 acres of land in all, 961 in the State Responsibility Area and 156 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. 2009 Jesusita Fire Of 8,734 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 752 acres
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 4,078 acres in all 583 acres
  3. 1964 Coyote Fire Of 65,339 acres in all 123 acres
  4. 1914 Unnamed fire Of 99 acres in all 18 acres
  5. 2008 Tea Fire Of 1,946 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 9 acres

In all, 761 acres of Mission Canyon 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. Mission Canyon 83% Very High · this area
  2. Santa Barbara 14% Very High