Westlake Village

City in Los Angeles County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/84438/westlake-village

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    71% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    57% has burned

    Most recently the 2018 Woolsey Fire, which burned 1,461 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

    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 2,509 acres · 3 state, 2,506 local 71%
  2. High 230 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 211 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  4. Non-wildland 574 acres · Local Responsibility Area 16%

3,525 acres of land in all, 3 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,521 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. 2018 Woolsey Fire Of 89,551 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 1,461 acres
  2. 1978 Kanan Fire Of 25,589 acres in all 1,437 acres
  3. 1982 Dayton Canyon Fire Of 43,097 acres in all 399 acres
  4. 1985 Sherwood Fire Of 3,795 acres in all 211 acres
  5. 1970 Clampitt Fire Of 115,537 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 200 acres
  6. 1984 Westlake Fire Of 220 acres in all 148 acres
  7. 1977 Carlisle Fire Of 1,377 acres in all 65 acres
  8. 2006 Westlake Fire Of 34 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 26 acres
  9. 1972 Unnamed fire Of 31 acres in all 13 acres
  10. 1978 Unnamed fire 5 acres

And 3 smaller fires. In all, 1,993 acres of Westlake Village 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. Westlake Village 71% Very High · this area
  2. Agoura Hills 78% Very High
  3. Lake Sherwood >99% Very High
  4. Oak Park 77% Very High
  5. Thousand Oaks 70% Very High