Apple Valley

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 13,705 acres · 4 state, 13,701 local 28%
  2. Moderate 17,990 acres · Local Responsibility Area 36%
  3. Non-wildland 15,910 acres · Local Responsibility Area 32%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,723 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

  49,328 acres of land in all, 4 in the State Responsibility Area and 47,602 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

• Fire history

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1979 Sidewinder Fire 580 acres here

  In all, 580 acres of Apple Valley have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history