Vista Santa Rosa

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/83085/vista-santa-rosa

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    4% Moderate

    Most of the Moderate 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

    6% has burned

    Most recently the 1981 Cherry Fire, which burned 110 acres here, one of 3 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    <1% 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. Moderate 439 acres · 222 state, 217 local 4%
  2. Non-wildland 8,974 acres · Local Responsibility Area 90%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 509 acres · Mostly federal land 5%

9,923 acres of land in all, 222 in the State Responsibility Area and 9,192 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 Unnamed fire Of 768 acres in all 376 acres
  2. 1977 Lucia Fire 132 acres
  3. 1981 Cherry Fire Of 428 acres in all 110 acres

In all, 549 acres of Vista Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa

Neighboring communities

  1. Vista Santa Rosa 4% Moderate · this area
  2. Coachella 37% Moderate
  3. Indio 22% Moderate
  4. La Quinta 21% Moderate · 1% High