Idyllwild-Pine Cove

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,252 acres · State Responsibility Area 60%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,537 acres · Mostly federal land 40%

  8,789 acres of land in all, 5,252 of it in the State 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. 1943 Unnamed fire 10,110 acres in total 2,654 acres here
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire 18,433 acres in total 2,270 acres here
  3. 2018 Cranston Fire 13,229 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,858 acres here
  4. 1996 Bee #2 Fire 10,046 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 296 acres here
  5. 1993 Unnamed fire 133 acres in total 48 acres here
  6. 1914 Unnamed fire 3,952 acres in total 27 acres here
  7. 2001 Dry Fire 21 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 20 acres here

  The most recent was the 2018 Cranston Fire, which burned 1,858 acres here. In all, 3,711 acres of Idyllwild-Pine Cove 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