Rolling Hills Estates

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/62644/rolling-hills-estates

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    5% Moderate · 3% Very High

    All of the Moderate land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Rolling Hills Estates adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    22% has burned

    Most recently the 1992 Ocean Fire, which burned 111 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

    98% 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 67 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  2. High 91 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 122 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  4. Non-wildland 2,031 acres · Local Responsibility Area 88%

2,312 acres of land in all, 2,312 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. 1992 Ocean Fire Of 173 acres in all 111 acres
  2. 1946 Torrance Fire Of 385 acres in all 104 acres
  3. 1932 Geo F Cyn No 204 Fire Of 171 acres in all 99 acres
  4. 1951 Strawberry No. 32 Fire Of 64 acres in all 63 acres
  5. 1945 Ross No. 57 Fire Of 99 acres in all 61 acres
  6. 1979 Plum Tree Fire Of 126 acres in all 53 acres
  7. 1945 Miraleste No. 39 Fire Of 751 acres in all 53 acres
  8. 1945 Rolling Hills No. 62 Fire Of 864 acres in all 36 acres
  9. 1960 Unnamed fire Of 158 acres in all 21 acres
  10. 1973 Unnamed fire 6 acres

In all, 497 acres of Rolling Hills 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. Rolling Hills Estates 5% Moderate · 3% Very High · this area
  2. Lomita <1% Moderate · <1% High
  3. Los Angeles 33% Very High
  4. Palos Verdes Estates 35% Very High
  5. Rancho Palos Verdes 35% Very High
  6. Rolling Hills 80% Very High
  7. Torrance <1% Moderate · <1% Very High