Laguna Fire

Wildfire in Orange County, October 1993

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4720/laguna-fire-1993

Key facts

Started October 27, 1993
Contained Not recorded
Burned 14,338 acres
9th largest fire of 1993
Cause Arson
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Where it burned

County

  1. Orange County 14,336 acres

Communities

  1. Irvine 3,923 acres
  2. Newport Beach 2,616 acres
  3. Laguna Beach 792 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1955 Jack Fire 1,600 acres shared
  2. 1961 Outside Origin #6 Fire 339 acres in total 166 acres shared
  3. 1979 Laguna (Boat) Fire 535 acres in total 515 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1997 El Moro Fire 91 acres in total · Cause: Arson 90 acres shared
  2. 2001 Shady Canyon Fire Cause: Power lines 26 acres shared
  3. 2002 Shady Canyon Fire Cause: Power lines 3 acres shared
  4. 2002 Laguna Fire 83 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 79 acres shared
  5. 2004 El Moro Fire Cause: Power lines 5 acres shared
  6. 2007 Laguna Canyon Fire 3 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 2 acres shared
  7. 2015 Laguna Fire Cause: Power lines 14 acres shared
  8. 2016 Laguna Fire 46 acres shared
  9. 2016 Canyon Fire 20 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 19 acres shared
  10. 2017 Unnamed fire 5 acres shared
  11. 2020 Laguna Fire 7 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 6 acres shared
  12. 2021 Laguna Fire 11 acres in total 10 acres shared
  13. 2021 Bonita Fire Cause: Vehicle 1 acre shared
  14. 2022 Emerald Fire 154 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Laguna Fire, and fires that shared 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 history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 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