San Clemente

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/65084/san-clemente

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    42% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    19% has burned

    Most recently the 2019 Bella Collina Golf Course Scl Fire, which burned 4 acres here, one of 7 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    42% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 4,860 acres · <1 state, 4,860 local 42%
  2. High 1,915 acres · Local Responsibility Area 16%
  3. Moderate 835 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  4. Non-wildland 4,079 acres · Local Responsibility Area 35%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

11,695 acres of land in all, <1 in the State Responsibility Area and 11,689 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. 1975 Grundy Fire Of 2,616 acres in all 1,725 acres
  2. 1976 Pendleton Fire Of 2,111 acres in all 1,469 acres
  3. 1991 Pico Fire Cause: Arson 222 acres
  4. 1973 Clemente Fire 166 acres
  5. 2017 Cristianitos Fire Of 702 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 88 acres
  6. 2019 Bella Collina Golf Course Scl Fire 4 acres
  7. 2001 Trafalgar Fire Cause: Playing with fire 1 acre

In all, 2,223 acres of San Clemente 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 San Clemente

Neighboring communities

  1. San Clemente 42% Very High · this area
  2. Dana Point 5% Very High
  3. Rancho Mission Viejo 95% Very High
  4. San Juan Capistrano 29% Very High