Areas of Southern California with the Highest Fire Hazard Potential

More than 3.5 million homes in Southern California face some wildfire danger in hazard zones. Here’s a look at the areas Cal Fire has identified as hazard zones.

The Fire Hazard Severity Zones identify fire hazard, not risk. They are based on the conditions that give a likelihood that an area will burn over a 30- to 50-year period without considering modifications such as fuel reduction efforts.

Fire risk is the potential damage a fire can do to the area under existing conditions.

Maps of each California county are here.

The cities in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones:

According to a 2016 fire risk study by CoreLogic, areas of Riverside and San Bernardino counties have the most homes in extreme fire risk areas.

The area’s population has increased from 1.5 million in 1980 to more than 4.2 million in 2010. Residential growth has expanded into the edge of the rugged mountains, and there are more than 51,000 properties, with an estimated total value of more than $15 billion, at extreme risk of wildfire.

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