Cabazon

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 2,959 acres · 715 state, 2,244 local 94%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 173 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

  3,132 acres of land in all, 715 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,244 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 29 fires that burned here

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  1. 1911 Unnamed fire 7,250 acres in total 654 acres here
  2. 1983 Banning Fire 3,137 acres in total · Cause: Arson 474 acres here
  3. 1919 Unnamed fire 988 acres in total 448 acres here
  4. 1972 Unnamed fire 1,195 acres in total 346 acres here
  5. 1988 Unnamed fire Cause: Arson 255 acres here
  6. 1914 Unnamed fire 622 acres in total 191 acres here
  7. 1980 Unnamed fire 199 acres in total 188 acres here
  8. 1930 Unnamed fire 243 acres in total 150 acres here
  9. 1985 Cabanzo Fire 20,971 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 105 acres here
  10. 1944 Unnamed fire 1,688 acres in total 69 acres here

  And 19 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Carmen Fire, which burned 64 acres here. In all, 1,835 acres of Cabazon 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