Mountain Center

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 545 acres · State Responsibility Area 45%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 662 acres · Mostly federal land 55%

  1,207 acres of land in all, 545 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 1,120 acres here
  2. 2018 Cranston Fire 13,229 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,071 acres here
  3. 2013 Mountain Fire 27,524 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 293 acres here
  4. 1981 Center Fire 1,740 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 135 acres here
  5. 1926 Unnamed fire 152 acres in total 117 acres here
  6. 1950 Unnamed fire 105 acres here
  7. 2021 Bonita Fire 681 acres in total 31 acres here
  8. 1924 Unnamed fire 18,433 acres in total 17 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 Bonita Fire, which burned 31 acres here. In all, 1,206 acres of Mountain Center 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