Santa Paula

City in Ventura County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/70042/santa-paula

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    33% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    11% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Maria Fire, which burned 43 acres here, one of 13 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    20% 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 1,217 acres · 4 state, 1,213 local 33%
  2. High 509 acres · Local Responsibility Area 14%
  3. Moderate 390 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
  4. Non-wildland 1,528 acres · Local Responsibility Area 42%

3,644 acres of land in all, 4 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,640 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

Largest fires

  1. 2017 Thomas Fire Of 281,791 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 171 acres
  2. 2003 Simi Fire Of 107,570 acres in all 167 acres
  3. 2015 River Fire Of 165 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 143 acres
  4. 1967 Timber Canyon Fire Of 10,842 acres in all 118 acres
  5. 2025 Maria Fire Of 59 acres in all 43 acres
  6. 2024 Mountain Fire Of 19,902 acres in all 9 acres
  7. 2018 Telegraph Fire 7 acres
  8. 1993 Steckel Fire Of 27,085 acres in all 7 acres
  9. 1986 Bradley Fire Of 9,229 acres in all 4 acres
  10. 1985 Ferndale Fire Of 46,805 acres in all · Cause: Arson 4 acres

And 3 smaller fires. In all, 417 acres of Santa Paula 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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