Santa Susana

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/70140/santa-susana

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    100% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    81% has burned

    Most recently the 2005 Topanga Fire, which burned 546 acres here, one of 14 fires on record.

  • 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 805 acres · 803 state, 2 local 100%

805 acres of land in all, 803 in the State Responsibility Area and 2 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. 2005 Topanga Fire Of 23,396 acres in all 546 acres
  2. 1967 Devonshire-Parker Fire Of 23,094 acres in all 438 acres
  3. 1951 Susana Knolls Fire Of 2,348 acres in all 431 acres
  4. 1970 Clampitt Fire Of 115,537 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 415 acres
  5. 1981 Oat Fire Of 17,787 acres in all 351 acres
  6. 1927 Santasusana-Vent. 18 Fire Of 649 acres in all 264 acres
  7. 1979 Box Canyon Fire Of 963 acres in all 229 acres
  8. 1966 Black Canyon Fire Of 868 acres in all 101 acres
  9. 1966 Black Canyon Fire Of 1,828 acres in all 63 acres
  10. 1985 Box Canyon (Pioneer) Fire Of 1,247 acres in all 56 acres

And 4 smaller fires. In all, 653 acres of Santa Susana 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 Santa Susana

Neighboring communities

  1. Santa Susana 100% Very High · this area
  2. Los Angeles 33% Very High
  3. Simi Valley 65% Very High