Pala

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/55058/pala

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    9% Very High

    All 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

    59% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Henderson Fire, which burned 34 acres here, one of 21 fires on record.

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  • 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 322 acres · State Responsibility Area 9%
  2. High 11 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Moderate 4 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,233 acres · Mostly federal land 91%

3,571 acres of land in all, 338 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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 Unnamed fire Of 9,226 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 785 acres
  2. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 7,082 acres in all 446 acres
  3. 1968 Magee Fire Of 2,333 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 418 acres
  4. 1958 Pala Fire Of 1,682 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 401 acres
  5. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 1,260 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 271 acres
  6. 1997 Pala Fire Of 458 acres in all 111 acres
  7. 1919 Unnamed fire Of 113 acres in all 105 acres
  8. 1981 Pala #3 Fire Cause: Playing with fire 104 acres
  9. 1980 Pala Fire Of 106 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 101 acres
  10. 1923 Unnamed fire Of 530 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 94 acres

And 11 smaller fires. In all, 2,105 acres of Pala 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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