Canyon Lake

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 825 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%
  2. High 275 acres · Local Responsibility Area 9%
  3. Moderate 289 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  4. Non-wildland 773 acres · Local Responsibility Area 26%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 800 acres · Mostly federal land 27%

  2,961 acres of land in all, 2,161 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1978 Lemon Fire 2,943 acres in total 111 acres here
  2. 1981 Unnamed fire 465 acres in total 69 acres here
  3. 2009 Wrangler Fire 17 acres here
  4. 1983 Canyon Fire 1,231 acres in total 12 acres here
  5. 1981 Unnamed fire 915 acres in total 7 acres here
  6. 2022 Robert Fire 3 acres in total 2 acres here
  7. 1982 Unnamed fire 295 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2 acres here

  The most recent was the 2022 Robert Fire, which burned 2 acres here. In all, 208 acres of Canyon Lake 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