San Diego Country Estates

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/66004/san-diego-country-estates

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    71% 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

    100% has burned

    Most recently the 2007 Witch Fire, which burned 2,674 acres here, one of 22 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 7,586 acres · State Responsibility Area 71%
  2. High 276 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Moderate 173 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,707 acres · Mostly federal land 25%

10,742 acres of land in all, 8,035 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. 2003 Cedar Fire Of 270,686 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 10,668 acres
  2. 1928 Unnamed fire Of 48,613 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 10,665 acres
  3. 1956 Outside Origin #42 Fire Of 46,602 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,176 acres
  4. 2007 Witch Fire Of 162,070 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,674 acres
  5. 1972 Klondike Fire Of 2,684 acres in all · Cause: Arson 1,461 acres
  6. 1917 Unnamed fire 1,031 acres
  7. 1913 Unnamed fire Of 2,248 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 956 acres
  8. 1948 Unnamed fire Of 880 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 481 acres
  9. 1979 Hanson Fire Of 533 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 404 acres
  10. 1919 Unnamed fire Of 8,653 acres in all 348 acres

And 12 smaller fires. In all, 10,742 acres of San Diego Country 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

ZIP codes in San Diego Country Estates

Neighboring communities

  1. San Diego Country Estates 71% Very High · this area
  2. Ramona 79% Very High