Palos Verdes Estates

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/55380/palos-verdes-estates

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    35% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Palos Verdes Estates adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    8% has burned

    Most recently an unnamed fire in 1990, which burned 14 acres here, one of 10 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    99% Elevated

    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 1,078 acres · Local Responsibility Area 35%
  2. High 279 acres · Local Responsibility Area 9%
  3. Moderate 247 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  4. Non-wildland 1,425 acres · Local Responsibility Area 47%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 9 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

3,038 acres of land in all, 3,029 of it in the Local 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1956 Unnamed fire 82 acres
  2. 1958 Unnamed fire 56 acres
  3. 1970 Unnamed fire 33 acres
  4. 1963 Unnamed fire Of 30 acres in all 29 acres
  5. 1953 Unnamed fire 28 acres
  6. 1959 Unnamed fire 18 acres
  7. 1990 Unnamed fire 14 acres
  8. 1973 Unnamed fire 9 acres
  9. 1975 Unnamed fire 3 acres
  10. 1946 Torrance Fire Of 385 acres in all 3 acres

In all, 243 acres of Palos Verdes Estates 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. Palos Verdes Estates 35% Very High · this area
  2. Rancho Palos Verdes 35% Very High
  3. Rolling Hills Estates 5% Moderate · 3% Very High
  4. Torrance <1% Moderate · <1% Very High