2003 Southern California Fire Assessments: Vegetation Type (Dominant) Tables
CALVEG vegetation types listed by fire.Disclaimer
FRAP/RSL make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy of data or maps. In particular, data relating to recently burned areas reflect generalized perimeters and represent coarse, preliminary assessments of the fire perimeters, and fire sizes, and may change or not correspond to other officially reported acreage. Areas close to, or inside of the perimeters represented here may or may not have actually burned. The user will not seek to hold either the Federal or State Government, nor the US Forest Service or CDF liable under any circumstances for any damages with respect to any claim by the user or any third party on account of or arising from the use of data or maps.October 2003 Southern California Fires
Cedar
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | AGR | 2,751 |
| Annual Grass/Forbs | HEB | 14,710 |
| Baccharis (riparian) | SHB | 4 |
| Barren/Rock | BAR | 484 |
| Basin Sagebrush | SHB | 130 |
| Buckwheat (White Sage) | SHB | 3,475 |
| California Black Oak | HDW | 1,433 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 41,177 |
| California Sycamore | HDW | 57 |
| Canyon Live Oak | HDW | 416 |
| Chamise | SHB | 23,776 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 13,346 |
| Coulter Pine | CON | 142 |
| Coulter Pine | MIX | 8,748 |
| Cuyamaca Cypress | CON | 91 |
| Desert Buckwheat | SHB | 34 |
| Encelia Scrub | SHB | 14 |
| Engelmann Oak | HDW | 2,524 |
| Eucalyptus | HDW | 479 |
| Foothill Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 103 |
| Jeffrey Pine | CON | 1,776 |
| Jeffrey Pine | MIX | 5,164 |
| Manzanita Chaparral | SHB | 1,089 |
| Mixed Conifer - Fir | CON | 443 |
| Mixed Conifer - Fir | MIX | 2,666 |
| Mixed Conifer - Pine | CON | 29 |
| Mixed Hardwoods | HDW | 2,899 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 711 |
| Montane Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 1,750 |
| Non-native/Ornamental Grass | HEB | 133 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 106,164 |
| Perennial Grass | HEB | 3,200 |
| Red Shanks Charparral | SHB | 10 |
| Scrub Oak | SHB | 2,615 |
| Southern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 15,114 |
| Tule - Cattail - Sedge | HEB | 725 |
| Urban/Developed | URB | 11,617 |
| Water | WAT | 2,499 |
| Wet Meadows (Grass/Sedge/Rush) | HEB | 537 |
| Willow | HDW | 196 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 273,233 |
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Grand Prix
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Not Yet Mapped | NYM | 5,517 |
| Agriculture | AGR | 145 |
| Alluvial Fan Sage Scrub | SHB | 7,516 |
| Annual Grass/Forbs | HEB | 1,541 |
| Baccharis (riparian) | SHB | 36 |
| Barren/Rock | BAR | 1,871 |
| Basin Sagebrush | SHB | 195 |
| Bigcone Douglas-Fir | CON | 125 |
| Bigcone Douglas-Fir | MIX | 4,572 |
| Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany | SHB | 451 |
| Black Walnut | HDW | 7 |
| Buckwheat (White Sage) | SHB | 1,267 |
| California Bay | HDW | 26 |
| California Black Oak | HDW | 1,688 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 1,544 |
| California Sycamore | HDW | 97 |
| Canyon Live Oak | HDW | 7,986 |
| Chamise | SHB | 3,266 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 104 |
| Coulter Pine | CON | 6 |
| Coulter Pine | MIX | 129 |
| Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany | SHB | 22 |
| Desert Buckwheat | SHB | 21 |
| Eastside Pine | CON | 3 |
| Encelia Scrub | SHB | 21 |
| Eucalyptus | HDW | 106 |
| Foothill Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 7,857 |
| Fremont Cottonwood | HDW | 119 |
| Interior Live Oak | HDW | 338 |
| Jeffrey Pine | CON | 2 |
| Jeffrey Pine | MIX | 6 |
| Manzanita Chaparral | SHB | 92 |
| Mixed Conifer - Fir | CON | 558 |
| Mixed Conifer - Fir | MIX | 67 |
| Mixed Conifer - Pine | CON | 978 |
| Mixed Conifer - Pine | MIX | 4,703 |
| Mixed Desert Shrub | SHB | 37 |
| Mixed Hardwoods | HDW | 289 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 557 |
| Montane Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 1,473 |
| Non-native Hardwoods | HDW | 3 |
| Non-native/Ornamental Grass | HEB | 6 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 21,789 |
| Ponderosa Pine | CON | 0 |
| Ponderosa Pine | MIX | 115 |
| Rabbitbrush | SHB | 295 |
| Scalebroom | SHB | 14 |
| Scrub Oak | SHB | 8,832 |
| Semi Desert Chaparral | SHB | 2,426 |
| Soft Scrub-Chaparral | SHB | 1,018 |
| Subalpine Conifers | CON | 49 |
| Sumac Shrub | SHB | 51 |
| Urban/Developed | URB | 1,302 |
| Water | WAT | 903 |
| Wet Meadows (Grass/Sedge/Rush) | HEB | 16 |
| White Alder | HDW | 188 |
| White Fir | CON | 39 |
| White Fir | MIX | 20 |
| Willow | HDW | 121 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 92,526 |
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Mountain
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | AGR | 162 |
| Annual Grass/Forbs | HEB | 1,219 |
| Barren/Rock | BAR | 5 |
| Buckwheat (White Sage) | SHB | 2,846 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 389 |
| Chamise | SHB | 1,430 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 357 |
| Encelia Scrub | SHB | 110 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 159 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 3,218 |
| Urban/Developed | URB | 383 |
| Willow | HDW | 54 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 10,331 |
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Old
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Not Yet Mapped | NYM | 1 |
| Agriculture | AGR | 120 |
| Alluvial Fan Sage Scrub | SHB | 95 |
| Annual Grass/Forbs | HEB | 1,059 |
| Barren/Rock | BAR | 115 |
| Bigcone Douglas-Fir | CON | 10 |
| Bigcone Douglas-Fir | MIX | 1,772 |
| Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany | SHB | 17 |
| Buckwheat (White Sage) | SHB | 147 |
| California Black Oak | HDW | 1,419 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 1,728 |
| California Sycamore | HDW | 98 |
| Canyon Live Oak | HDW | 2,769 |
| Chamise | SHB | 178 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 18 |
| Coulter Pine | CON | 154 |
| Coulter Pine | MIX | 2,371 |
| Eastside Pine | CON | 60 |
| Eastside Pine | MIX | 74 |
| Encelia Scrub | SHB | 993 |
| Eucalyptus | HDW | 151 |
| Foothill Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 4,528 |
| Interior Live Oak | HDW | 9 |
| Jeffrey Pine | CON | 14 |
| Jeffrey Pine | MIX | 11 |
| Knobcone Pine | CON | 698 |
| Knobcone Pine | MIX | 45 |
| Manzanita Chaparral | SHB | 379 |
| Mixed Conifer - Pine | CON | 284 |
| Mixed Conifer - Pine | MIX | 3,191 |
| Mixed Hardwoods | HDW | 77 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 269 |
| Montane Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 782 |
| Non-native/Ornamental Grass | HEB | 15 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 14,814 |
| Perennial Grass | HEB | 0.1 |
| Ponderosa Pine | CON | 13 |
| Ponderosa Pine | MIX | 737 |
| Scrub Oak | SHB | 5,926 |
| Semi Desert Chaparral | SHB | 1,613 |
| Singleleaf Pinyon Pine | CON | 130 |
| Singleleaf Pinyon Pine | MIX | 19 |
| Soft Scrub-Chaparral | SHB | 1,315 |
| Sumac Shrub | SHB | 252 |
| Urban/Developed | URB | 1,163 |
| White Alder | HDW | 82 |
| Willow | HDW | 5 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 49,719 |
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Otay
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | AGR | 395 |
| Annual Grass/Forbs | HEB | 1,050 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 26,409 |
| California Sycamore | HDW | 5 |
| Chamise | SHB | 1,362 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 225 |
| Eucalyptus | HDW | 120 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 127 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 8,656 |
| Perennial Grass | HEB | 264 |
| Southern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 497 |
| Tecate Cypress | CON | 4,986 |
| Tule - Cattail - Sedge | HEB | 19 |
| Urban/Developed | URB | 181 |
| Water | WAT | 18 |
| Willow | HDW | 29 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 44,343 |
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Padua
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | AGR | 26 |
| Alluvial Fan Sage Scrub | SHB | 740 |
| Annual Grass/Forbs | HEB | 171 |
| Barren/Rock | BAR | 82 |
| Bigcone Douglas-Fir | CON | 69 |
| Bigcone Douglas-Fir | MIX | 567 |
| Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany | SHB | 66 |
| Buckwheat (White Sage) | SHB | 55 |
| California Bay | HDW | 30 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 332 |
| Canyon Live Oak | HDW | 419 |
| Chamise | SHB | 83 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 300 |
| Coulter Pine | CON | 5 |
| Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany | SHB | 1 |
| Encelia Scrub | SHB | 0.3 |
| Foothill Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 955 |
| Mixed Conifer - Fir | CON | 1 |
| Mixed Conifer - Pine | CON | 40 |
| Mixed Conifer - Pine | MIX | 80 |
| Mixed Hardwoods | HDW | 92 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 34 |
| Montane Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 121 |
| Non-native/Ornamental CON/HDW | MIX | 16 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 3,846 |
| Scrub Oak | SHB | 652 |
| Soft Scrub-Chaparral | SHB | 232 |
| Sumac Shrub | SHB | 1,115 |
| Urban/Developed | URB | 243 |
| White Alder | HDW | 69 |
| Willow | HDW | 11 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 10,452 |
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Paradise
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | AGR | 3,567 |
| Alluvial Fan Sage Scrub | SHB | 287 |
| Annual Grass/Forbs | HEB | 4,441 |
| Baccharis (riparian) | SHB | 12 |
| Basin Sagebrush | SHB | 18 |
| Buckwheat (White Sage) | SHB | 399 |
| California Black Oak | HDW | 1 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 6,786 |
| California Sycamore | HDW | 25 |
| Chamise | SHB | 3,868 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 5,403 |
| Coulter Pine | CON | 238 |
| Engelmann Oak | HDW | 5,293 |
| Eucalyptus | HDW | 25 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 16 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 21,715 |
| Perennial Grass | HEB | 54 |
| Scrub Oak | SHB | 453 |
| Southern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 2,621 |
| Urban/Developed | URB | 1,037 |
| Water | WAT | 241 |
| Wet Meadows (Grass/Sedge/Rush) | HEB | 23 |
| Willow | HDW | 35 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 56,557 |
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Piru
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | AGR | 427 |
| Annual Grass/Forbs | HEB | 4,477 |
| Barren/Rock | BAR | 1,265 |
| Bigcone Douglas-Fir | CON | 99 |
| Bigcone Douglas-Fir | MIX | 150 |
| Black Walnut | HDW | 353 |
| Blue Oak | HDW | 54 |
| Buckwheat (White Sage) | SHB | 163 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 18,486 |
| Canyon Live Oak | HDW | 1,480 |
| Chamise | SHB | 3,770 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 8,727 |
| Coulter Pine | CON | 350 |
| Coulter Pine | MIX | 40 |
| Coyote Brush | SHB | 75 |
| Foothill Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 14 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 672 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 21,464 |
| Scrub Oak | SHB | 885 |
| Sumac Shrub | SHB | 536 |
| Urban/Developed | URB | 132 |
| Water | WAT | 2 |
| Willow | HDW | 150 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 63,726 |
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Roblar
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Alluvial Fan Sage Scrub | SHB | 0.01 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 199 |
| California Sycamore | HDW | 110 |
| Chamise | SHB | 425 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 77 |
| Engelmann Oak | HDW | 1 |
| Foothill Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 1,621 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 0.3 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 2,349 |
| Perennial Grass | HEB | 50 |
| Scrub Oak | SHB | 6 |
| Willow | HDW | 6 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 4,843 |
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Simi
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | AGR | 3,519 |
| Annual Grass/Forbs | HEB | 20,807 |
| Barren/Rock | BAR | 2,285 |
| Bigcone Douglas-Fir | MIX | 195 |
| Black Walnut | HDW | 2,256 |
| Buckwheat (White Sage) | SHB | 82 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 47,879 |
| Chamise | SHB | 2,435 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 8,103 |
| Coastal Cactus | SHB | 6 |
| Coyote Brush | SHB | 291 |
| Foothill Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 2,491 |
| Giant Reed/Pampas Grass | HEB | 211 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 840 |
| Non-native Hardwoods | HDW | 84 |
| Non-native/Ornamental Grass | HEB | 225 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 11,853 |
| Sumac Shrub | SHB | 2,148 |
| Urban/Developed | URB | 639 |
| Valley Oak | HDW | 1,151 |
| Water | WAT | 4 |
| Willow | HDW | 68 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 107,571 |
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Verdale
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | AGR | 49 |
| Annual Grass/Forbs | HEB | 1,580 |
| Baccharis (riparian) | SHB | 2 |
| Barren/Rock | BAR | 55 |
| Basin Sagebrush | SHB | 1 |
| California Sagebrush | SHB | 4,982 |
| Chamise | SHB | 31 |
| Coast Live Oak | HDW | 116 |
| Coyote Brush | SHB | 1,466 |
| Foothill Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 8 |
| Mixed Riparian Hardwoods | HDW | 31 |
| Northern Mixed Chaparral | SHB | 169 |
| Urban/Developed | URB | 0.3 |
| Total Acres | All Cover Types | 8,489 |
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Total Acres All Fires All Cover Types
| Description | Cover Type | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Total Acres All Fires | All Cover Types | * 721,791 |
* Not all areas within fire perimeters have CALVEG labels, hence this total differs slightly from other tabulations of burned acres.
For more information, please contact:
Dave Sapsis
Wildland Fire Scientist
CDF Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP)
PO Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460
916.445.5369
dave.sapsis@fire.ca.gov