Wildomar

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 9,235 acres · 5 state, 9,231 local 61%
  2. High 1,444 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  3. Moderate 800 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  4. Non-wildland 3,362 acres · Local Responsibility Area 22%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 355 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  15,196 acres of land in all, 5 in the State Responsibility Area and 14,836 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 20 fires that burned here

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  1. 1987 State 1587 Fire 3,276 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 2,428 acres here
  2. 1981 Cottenwood Fire 1,279 acres in total 1,166 acres here
  3. 1978 Lemon Fire 2,943 acres in total 906 acres here
  4. 1980 Turner Fire 31,447 acres in total 846 acres here
  5. 1950 Morrell Fire 5,118 acres in total 717 acres here
  6. 1959 Howell Fire 369 acres here
  7. 2004 Lakeview Fire 361 acres here
  8. 1979 Unnamed fire 331 acres here
  9. 2004 Gafford Fire 406 acres in total 269 acres here
  10. 1917 Unnamed fire 10,736 acres in total 169 acres here

  And 10 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2010 Rock Fire, which burned 39 acres here. In all, 6,168 acres of Wildomar 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