Burn severity · Santa Barbara County 2025
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 16 | 173 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 258 |
| Low | 20 | 64 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 108 |
| Moderate low | 18 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| Moderate high | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| High | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Assessed acres in Santa Barbara County | 65 | 272 | 22 | 72 | 0 | 432 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Santa Barbara County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Fire | 131,614 | 407 (of 820) | 258 | 104 | 37 | 9 | 0 |
| Orion Fire | 24 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 2 | 131,638 |
| Offered to assessment | 2 | 131,638 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 2 | 131,638 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Santa Barbara County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Santa Barbara County | 2 | 432 |
| Assessed acres outside Santa Barbara County | — | 413 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 845 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-09-17 20:40 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-17 20:40 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for CA. 30 m cells.