According to Cal Fire, San Diego County has 157,338 acres with that hazard level, below the 2011 figure of more than 180,700 acres. San Diego firefighters battle the 3-acre “Gilman fire” Jan ...

Now, more than 817,00 acres in San Diego County have been classified by Cal Fire as “very high” for fire hazard, up from 646,838 acres under the 2011 map. Nearly 3 million acres were labeled a ...

San Diego County has seen a significant increase in areas classified as very high fire hazard zones. In 2011, approximately 646,000 acres were designated as very high fire zones.

San Diego’s current Climate Action Plan was adopted in 2022. It builds upon the 2015 version of the plan and sets a city-wide goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2035.