Oak View

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/53182/oak-view

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    93% 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

    16% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 Thomas Fire, which burned 29 acres here, one of 5 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 2,024 acres · 1,681 state, 343 local 93%
  2. High 151 acres · 63 state, 88 local 7%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

2,180 acres of land in all, 1,744 in the State Responsibility Area and 431 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. 1979 Creek Road Fire Of 32,706 acres in all 276 acres
  2. 2017 Thomas Fire Of 281,791 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 29 acres
  3. 1950 Devils Gulch Fire Of 25 acres in all 24 acres
  4. 1946 Ojai Avenue Fire Of 22 acres in all 21 acres
  5. 1949 Ventura Avenue Fire Of 27 acres in all 20 acres

In all, 343 acres of Oak View 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 Oak View

Neighboring communities

  1. Oak View 93% Very High · this area
  2. Mira Monte 90% Very High
  3. Ventura 20% Very High