Temescal Valley

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 9,892 acres · 8,311 state, 1,581 local 80%
  2. High 737 acres · 257 state, 480 local 6%
  3. Moderate 782 acres · 367 state, 416 local 6%
  4. Non-wildland 535 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 451 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

  12,398 acres of land in all, 8,934 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,013 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 38 fires that burned here

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  1. 1981 Dawson Fire 8,000 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,218 acres here
  2. 2018 Holy Fire 23,025 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,541 acres here
  3. 1957 Fiasco Fire 7,310 acres in total 1,256 acres here
  4. 2004 Cerrito Fire 16,447 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 870 acres here
  5. 1990 Bedford Fire 3,991 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 823 acres here
  6. 1980 Indian Fire 28,940 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 680 acres here
  7. 1922 Unnamed fire 670 acres in total 658 acres here
  8. 1917 Unnamed fire 658 acres here
  9. 1995 Dawson Fire 4,718 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 648 acres here
  10. 1979 Bedford #2 Fire 1,438 acres in total 567 acres here

  And 28 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Eagle Fire, which burned 39 acres here. In all, 7,484 acres of Temescal Valley 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