Vista

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/82996/vista

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    14% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    4% has burned

    Most recently the 1982 Assist #16 Fire, which burned 440 acres here, one of 2 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    2% 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 1,659 acres · 5 state, 1,655 local 14%
  2. High 770 acres · 1 state, 769 local 6%
  3. Moderate 615 acres · 3 state, 612 local 5%
  4. Non-wildland 9,099 acres · Local Responsibility Area 75%

12,143 acres of land in all, 8 in the State Responsibility Area and 12,134 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. 1982 Assist #16 Fire Of 654 acres in all 440 acres
  2. 1937 Unnamed fire Of 119 acres in all 101 acres

In all, 541 acres of Vista 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 Vista

Neighboring communities

  1. Vista 14% Very High · this area
  2. Carlsbad 33% Very High
  3. Lake San Marcos 51% Very High
  4. Oceanside 10% Very High
  5. San Marcos 54% Very High