Calimesa

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 7,923 acres · Local Responsibility Area 83%
  2. High 365 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 269 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Non-wildland 963 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%

  9,519 acres of land in all, 9,519 of it in the Local Responsibility Area. 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 20 fires that burned here

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  1. 1970 Casco #2 Fire 6,234 acres in total 2,650 acres here
  2. 2017 Palmer Fire 3,872 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,709 acres here
  3. 1998 Taylor Fire 2,056 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,238 acres here
  4. 2019 Sandalwood Fire 1,008 acres in total 880 acres here
  5. 1957 Lann Fire 947 acres in total 828 acres here
  6. 1962 Unnamed fire 810 acres here
  7. 1988 Unnamed fire 1,043 acres in total 801 acres here
  8. 1980 Treemont Fire 444 acres here
  9. 1997 Calimesa Fire Cause: Equipment use 423 acres here
  10. 1980 Link Fire 924 acres in total 231 acres here

  And 10 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2019 Sandalwood Fire, which burned 880 acres here. In all, 6,475 acres of Calimesa 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