Crime & Safety

Malibu Fire Map: See Franklin Fire Perimeter, Evacuation Areas

The Franklin Fire broke out late Monday night and exploded across the Malibu hills amid raging Santa Ana winds.

This map shows the perimeter of the 2,200-acre Franklin Fire and the surrounding communities facing evacuation orders and warnings as of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
This map shows the perimeter of the 2,200-acre Franklin Fire and the surrounding communities facing evacuation orders and warnings as of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. (CalFire)

MALIBU, CA — The Santa Ana wind-driven Franklin Fire in broke out late Monday night and exploded to more than 2,700-acres by Tuesday afternoon, threatening homes in Malibu.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department released a map showing the perimeter of the fast-moving fire and the neighborhoods under evacuation as the fire spreads.

As of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, several communities were under mandatory evacuation orders, and several more are in evacuation warning zones, meaning they should be prepared to leave on a moment's notice. Pepperdine University has issued a shelter in place directive.

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This map shows the areas under evacuation orders and evacuation warning as of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday . Click image for more. (Los Angeles County Fire Department.)

Evacuation Orders:

  • South of Piuma Road, north of the Pacific Ocean coastline, east of Puerco Canyon Road/Corral Canyon Park, west of Los Flores Canyon Road
  • Between the Pacific Ocean coastline and Tuna Canyon Park to the west of Tuna Canyon Road

Evacuation Warnings:

  • East of Trancas Canyon Road and Kanan Dune Road, west of Topanga Canyon Blvd/Surfview Drive, south of Mulholland Highway, north of Evacuation Order boundary. Includes Topanga Zone 8 and 10

Shelter in Place:

Per Pepperdine University, the Shelter in Place protocol for the campus was activated and all members of the campus community are to follow instructions from University officials

Fire Perimeter:

This interactive map from Cal Fire shows the current estimated mapping of the Franklin Fire. Click on the image to be taken to Cal Fire's site to use the zoom in/out features.

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Image via Cal Fire. Click for interactive map.

SEE ALSO: 15 Surreal Photos Show The Franklin Fire Burning In Malibu

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