Mentone

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,049 acres · 1,992 state, 57 local 52%
  2. High 269 acres · 105 state, 164 local 7%
  3. Moderate 257 acres · 151 state, 106 local 7%
  4. Non-wildland 1,345 acres · Local Responsibility Area 34%

  3,920 acres of land in all, 2,248 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,672 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. 1993 Unnamed fire 5,582 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,423 acres here
  2. 2006 Crafton Fire 207 acres in total · Cause: Arson 145 acres here
  3. 1959 Haven Fire 753 acres in total 134 acres here
  4. 1917 Unnamed fire 304 acres in total 116 acres here
  5. 2009 Crafton Fire 348 acres in total 20 acres here
  6. 1907 Unnamed fire 422 acres in total 6 acres here

  The most recent was the 2009 Crafton Fire, which burned 20 acres here. In all, 1,479 acres of Mentone 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