San Jacinto

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,875 acres · 2 state, 3,873 local 23%
  2. High 591 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 589 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 11,165 acres · Local Responsibility Area 67%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 442 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

  16,662 acres of land in all, 2 in the State Responsibility Area and 16,218 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 14 fires that burned here

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  1. 1953 Rhinehart Fire 3,056 acres in total 1,832 acres here
  2. 1967 Unnamed fire 25,623 acres in total 1,300 acres here
  3. 2023 Ramona Fire Cause: Equipment use 338 acres here
  4. 1994 Gilman Fire 2,165 acres in total · Cause: Arson 280 acres here
  5. 1974 Stage Coach Fire 595 acres in total 268 acres here
  6. 1979 Unnamed fire 3,120 acres in total 194 acres here
  7. 2019 Horseshoe Fire 583 acres in total 151 acres here
  8. 1975 Unnamed fire 371 acres in total 127 acres here
  9. 2005 Soboba Fire 2,076 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 99 acres here
  10. 1988 Gilman Fire 1,483 acres in total 91 acres here

  And 4 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Record Fire, which burned 6 acres here. In all, 3,318 acres of San Jacinto 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