Running Springs

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,847 acres · State Responsibility Area 68%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 850 acres · Mostly federal land 32%

  2,696 acres of land in all, 1,847 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. 2007 Slide Fire 12,769 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,031 acres here
  2. 1970 Bear Fire 51,655 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 373 acres here
  3. 1956 Mckinley Fire 10,698 acres in total 357 acres here
  4. 2003 Old Fire 91,428 acres in total · Cause: Arson 256 acres here
  5. 1997 Mill Fire 1,326 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 153 acres here
  6. 1955 Smiley Fire 1,051 acres in total 74 acres here
  7. 2024 Line Fire 43,976 acres in total 15 acres here

  The most recent was the 2024 Line Fire, which burned 15 acres here. In all, 1,372 acres of Running 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