Beaumont

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 12,123 acres · 548 state, 11,575 local 61%
  2. High 1,537 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  3. Moderate 561 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Non-wildland 5,398 acres · Local Responsibility Area 27%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 351 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  19,970 acres of land in all, 548 in the State Responsibility Area and 19,071 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

  The 10 largest of 43 fires that burned here

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  1. 2006 Esperanza Fire 40,177 acres in total · Cause: Arson 7,679 acres here
  2. 1998 Edna Fire 28,136 acres in total · Cause: Arson 5,734 acres here
  3. 1967 Unnamed fire 25,623 acres in total 4,998 acres here
  4. 2017 Manzanita Fire 6,304 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 4,879 acres here
  5. 1996 Wolfskill Complex 12,638 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 4,862 acres here
  6. 1968 Unnamed fire 15,982 acres in total 4,410 acres here
  7. 1967 Kohler Fire 6,882 acres in total 2,613 acres here
  8. 2012 Highland Fire 2,177 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,721 acres here
  9. 1968 Unnamed fire 1,553 acres in total 931 acres here
  10. 1987 Reche Fire 863 acres in total 764 acres here

  And 33 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Lisa Fire, which burned 58 acres here. In all, 11,731 acres of Beaumont 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