Hemet

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,871 acres · 6 state, 3,866 local 21%
  2. High 1,136 acres · 5 state, 1,131 local 6%
  3. Moderate 832 acres · 5 state, 827 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 12,889 acres · Local Responsibility Area 69%

  18,727 acres of land in all, 15 in the State Responsibility Area and 18,712 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 16 fires that burned here

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  1. 1978 Unnamed fire 1,735 acres in total 428 acres here
  2. 1962 Ryan Fire 1,418 acres in total 396 acres here
  3. 1995 Warren Fire 224 acres here
  4. 1981 Cawston Fire 721 acres in total 216 acres here
  5. 1984 Warren Fire Cause: Equipment use 191 acres here
  6. 1998 Juniper Fire 5,977 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 158 acres here
  7. 1982 Unnamed fire 186 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 140 acres here
  8. 1993 California Fire 24,434 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 42 acres here
  9. 1977 Shipley Fire 321 acres in total 34 acres here
  10. 1994 Gibrel Fire 846 acres in total · Cause: Arson 33 acres here

  And 6 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Gibbel Fire, which burned 13 acres here. In all, 1,287 acres of Hemet 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