Land cover · San Diego County 2025
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| Acres by cover type | Acres in San Diego County | % of burned | % of San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | 105 | 4.9% | 9.1% |
| Range (shrubland) | 1,799 | 83.1% | 54.4% |
| Grassland | 115 | 5.3% | 6.9% |
| Other | 144 | 6.7% | 29.5% |
| Measured acres in San Diego County | 2,164 | — | — |
Measured fires
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in San Diego County | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Fire | 1,051 | 1,050 | 27 | 890 | 15 | 118 | 0 |
| Henderson Fire | 255 | 255 | 5 | 244 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Fire | 105 | 105 | 0 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Runner Fire | 88 | 89 | 0 | 60 | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| Lilac Fire | 80 | 79 | 5 | 62 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Lodge Fire | 75 | 77 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scissors Fire | 68 | 68 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Border 2 Fire | 6,624 | 60 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Border 18 Fire | 62 | 60 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Springs Fire | 50 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hawick Fire | 50 | 50 | 22 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Academy Fire | 49 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claro Fire | 44 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steele Fire | 27 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandia Fire | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission2 Fire | 21 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Pala Fire | 16 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Bernardo Fire | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penny Fire | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pala Fire | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Coches2 Fire | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bernardo Fire | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fires awaiting measurement
(5)| Fire | Reported acres | Whole perimeter acres | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Fire | 500 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
| Mexico Assist Fire | 100 | 100 | Every cell outside San Diego County |
| Saturn Fire | 0 | — | Smaller than one cell |
| Jamacha Fire | 0 | — | Smaller than one cell |
| Proctor Fire | 0 | — | Smaller than one cell |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 27 | 9,323 |
| Offered to measurement | 27 | 9,323 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with cells | 22 | 8,723 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 1 | 500 |
| Awaiting measurement | 0 | 0 |
| Measurement errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 3 | 0 |
| Every cell outside San Diego County | 1 | 100 |
| Measured acres in San Diego County | 22 | 2,164 |
| Measured acres outside San Diego County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 2,164 |
| Reported minus measured | — | 6,559 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT with USFS RDS-2020-0044 for CA. Land cover tabulated through 2026-09-22. 30 m cells.