Is Los Angeles in a fire hazard severity zone?

1,026 of 5,480 vacant lots in Los Angeles are in a CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zone: 1,026 Very High, 0 High and 0 Moderate. 4,454 are outside any zone.

What does a Very High fire zone mean for land in Los Angeles?

The seller must disclose it, owners must keep defensible space cleared around buildings, and a new home must meet California's wildfire building standards (Building Code Chapter 7A). Get insurance quotes before you buy.

Fire hazard zones for vacant land in Los Angeles

Of the 5,480 vacant lots in Los Angeles, 1,026 (19%) are in a CAL FIRE Very High fire hazard severity zone, 0 are High and 0 are Moderate. 4,454 are outside any zone. In High and Very High zones, sellers of property with buildings must show a defensible space inspection, and new homes must meet California's wildfire building standards.

Fire hazard zones in Los Angeles

CAL FIRE zone	Vacant lots	Share
Very High	1,026	19%
High	0	0%
Moderate	0	0%
Not in a zone	4,454	81%

What the zones mean for buyers: fire hazard zones explained.

Lots in a High or Very High fire zone in Los Angeles

Lowest assessed value first (25 of 1,026).

Lot	Acres	Assessed	Zone
4000 Via Marisol No 1095302-011-038	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 1105302-011-039	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 1115302-011-040	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 1125302-011-041	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 2095302-011-078	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 2105302-011-079	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 2115302-011-080	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 2125302-011-081	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 3095302-011-118	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 3105302-011-119	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 3115302-011-120	13.88	$9	Very High
4000 Via Marisol No 3125302-011-121	13.88	$9	Very High
7905 Lincoln Blvd4114-009-005	12.41	$9	Very High
16840 Monte Hermoso Dr4431-030-001	9.72	$9	Very High
11701 Bel Air Crest Rd4377-040-068	5.23	$9	Very High
11701 Bel Air Crest Rd4377-040-067	3.44	$9	Very High
17352 W Sunset Blvd4415-018-016	3.43	$9	Very High
17352 W Sunset Blvd4415-020-002	1.43	$9	Very High
22300 Devonshire St2724-001-073	1.28	$9	Very High
12001 Mulholland Dr2382-020-037	0.56	$9	Very High
7582 Shore Cliff Dr4114-004-062	0.34	$9	Very High
1700 Mount Olympus Dr5551-031-001	0.09	$9	Very High
2549 Lake View Ave5438-011-017	0.01	$10	Very High
23500 Lake Manor Dr2007-022-025	0.01	$115	Very High
2917 Elvido Dr4490-006-054	0.04	$148	Very High

Lots outside fire hazard zones in Los Angeles

Lowest assessed value first (25 of 4,454).

Lot	Acres	Assessed
7951 Lincoln Blvd4114-035-044	2.89	$9
601 N Grand Ave5407-014-022	2.54	$9
7935 Bluff Trail Rd4114-009-004	1.98	$9
6801 Hollywood Blvd5548-004-052	1.82	$9
10051 Melinda Way2731-029-006	0.66	$9
20215 Cohasset St2114-005-038	0.38	$9
7925 Bluff Trail Rd4114-035-045	0.33	$9
7400 Coastal View Dr4114-035-043	0.31	$9
8005 Ocean Bluff Dr4114-036-030	0.27	$9
7452 Bobbyboyar Ave2027-042-019	0.15	$9
416 W 57th St5001-037-028	0.01	$9
357 W 81st St6031-027-036	0	$9
5619 Marmion Way5468-033-042	0.05	$10
2240 S Cochran Ave5063-009-063	0.01	$10
13059 Osborne St2622-021-031	0	$10
364 E 1st St5161-017-051	0	$10
12136 Runnymede St2307-025-106	0.22	$20
5318 Wilshire Blvd5089-001-028	0.37	$22
3120 N Sheffield Ave5291-020-068	0.11	$22
2249 S Cloverdale Ave5063-009-066	0.01	$22
5836 Winnetka Ave2153-004-042	0.04	$124
3401 Andrita St5458-026-028	0	$136
207 W 120th St6087-021-038	0.01	$143
1911 W 35th St5042-033-027	0	$205
8325 Hindry Ave4127-025-011	0.32	$224

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Sources

Counts are LandGrab's analysis of 2026 public data for vacant parcels in Los Angeles County, updated 2026-10-18. Maps change; confirm a specific lot with the county before you buy.