Joshua Tree

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 1,147 acres · 884 state, 263 local 5%
  2. Moderate 17,444 acres · 5,583 state, 11,860 local 76%
  3. Non-wildland 1,318 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,187 acres · Mostly federal land 14%

  23,095 acres of land in all, 6,467 in the State Responsibility Area and 13,441 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1998 Covington Fire 781 acres in total 593 acres here
  2. 1989 Joshua Fire Cause: Arson 531 acres here
  3. 1995 Covington Fire 5,154 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 398 acres here
  4. 2006 Whispering Pines Fire 991 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 171 acres here

  The most recent was the 2006 Whispering Pines Fire, which burned 171 acres here. In all, 1,691 acres of Joshua Tree 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