Newport Beach

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/51182/newport-beach

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    28% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    16% has burned

    Most recently an unnamed fire in 2017, which burned 5 acres here, one of 3 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    28% 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 4,647 acres · 1 state, 4,647 local 28%
  2. High 895 acres · <1 state, 895 local 5%
  3. Moderate 345 acres · <1 state, 345 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 9,422 acres · Local Responsibility Area 57%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,170 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

16,479 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 15,309 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. 1993 Laguna Fire Of 14,338 acres in all · Cause: Arson 2,616 acres
  2. 1955 Jack Fire Of 1,607 acres in all 12 acres
  3. 2017 Unnamed fire 5 acres

In all, 2,616 acres of Newport Beach 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 Newport Beach

Neighboring communities

  1. Newport Beach 28% Very High · this area
  2. Costa Mesa 2% High
  3. Huntington Beach 1% High
  4. Irvine 25% Very High