Hesperia

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 15,366 acres · 20 state, 15,346 local 33%
  2. High 5,644 acres · 26 state, 5,618 local 12%
  3. Moderate 4,411 acres · 23 state, 4,388 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 21,062 acres · Local Responsibility Area 45%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 84 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  46,567 acres of land in all, 70 in the State Responsibility Area and 46,414 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 27 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Old Fire 91,428 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4,154 acres here
  2. 2007 Los Flores Fire 4,100 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,585 acres here
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire 15,848 acres in total 1,615 acres here
  4. 1979 Hesperia Fire 1,432 acres here
  5. 1958 Santa Fe #13 Fire 2,809 acres in total 1,191 acres here
  6. 1964 Cozy Dell Fire 19,218 acres in total 969 acres here
  7. 1959 Stable Fire 11,981 acres in total 935 acres here
  8. 2024 Hesperia Fire 1,130 acres in total · Cause: Arson 845 acres here
  9. 2016 Pilot Fire 8,111 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 835 acres here
  10. 1983 Summit Fire 1,437 acres in total 776 acres here

  And 17 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Hesperia Fire, which burned 845 acres here. In all, 12,548 acres of Hesperia 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