Mojave

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Moderate 32,021 acres · 1,816 state, 30,205 local 86%
  2. Non-wildland 2,723 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,666 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

  37,410 acres of land in all, 1,816 in the State Responsibility Area and 32,928 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 12 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Backus Fire Cause: Lightning 444 acres here
  2. 2013 Backus Fire 78 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 77 acres here
  3. 2012 Soledad Fire Cause: Equipment use 67 acres here
  4. 2008 Silver Queen Fire 43 acres here
  5. 2024 Backus Fire 38 acres in total 37 acres here
  6. 2024 Edmonds Fire 31 acres here
  7. 2021 Backus Fire 27 acres in total 26 acres here
  8. 2024 Ruby Fire 25 acres in total 24 acres here
  9. 2016 Rosamond Fire 17 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 16 acres here
  10. 2024 Laguna Fire 10 acres here

  And 2 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Ruby Fire, which burned 24 acres here. In all, 772 acres of Mojave 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