Jurupa Valley

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 6,192 acres · Local Responsibility Area 22%
  2. High 978 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Moderate 3,301 acres · Local Responsibility Area 12%
  4. Non-wildland 17,188 acres · Local Responsibility Area 62%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 286 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  27,944 acres of land in all, 27,658 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

  The 10 largest of 41 fires that burned here

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  1. 1974 Sunnyslope Fire 1,820 acres in total 1,345 acres here
  2. 1970 Jurupa (Railroad #16) Fire 1,156 acres here
  3. 1998 Country Fire 1,112 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,091 acres here
  4. 1996 Philadelphia Fire 1,835 acres in total 1,041 acres here
  5. 1958 Southern Pacific #1 Fire 815 acres in total 588 acres here
  6. 1968 Unnamed fire 810 acres in total 579 acres here
  7. 1996 Paramont Fire Cause: Playing with fire 502 acres here
  8. 1983 Scenic Fire 1,328 acres in total · Cause: Arson 500 acres here
  9. 2010 Pedley Fire 717 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 482 acres here
  10. 1995 Granite Fire 488 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 480 acres here

  And 31 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Pyrite Fire, which burned 98 acres here. In all, 6,846 acres of Jurupa Valley 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