Palm Springs

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,271 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  2. High 1,504 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Moderate 15,287 acres · 10 state, 15,277 local 25%
  4. Non-wildland 14,892 acres · Local Responsibility Area 25%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 27,639 acres · Mostly federal land 46%

  60,594 acres of land in all, 10 in the State Responsibility Area and 32,945 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 40 fires that burned here

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  1. 1980 Dry Falls Fire 41,756 acres in total 7,327 acres here
  2. 1985 Cabanzo Fire 20,971 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,884 acres here
  3. 1973 Lavida Fire 7,482 acres in total 5,419 acres here
  4. 1980 Unnamed fire 6,212 acres in total 4,070 acres here
  5. 1983 Snow Creek Fire 3,970 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,016 acres here
  6. 2005 Blaisdell Fire 5,492 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 2,824 acres here
  7. 2020 Snow Fire 6,253 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 1,943 acres here
  8. 1973 One Horse Fire 9,120 acres in total 1,508 acres here
  9. 1994 Palm Fire 19,422 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,295 acres here
  10. 1982 Unnamed fire 6,153 acres in total 1,180 acres here

  And 30 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Tuscany Fire, which burned 126 acres here. In all, 14,659 acres of Palm Springs 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