Yucca Valley

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 4,712 acres · 1 state, 4,711 local 18%
  2. Moderate 15,220 acres · 4 state, 15,216 local 60%
  3. Non-wildland 4,507 acres · Local Responsibility Area 18%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,052 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

  25,492 acres of land in all, 5 in the State Responsibility Area and 24,434 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 2006 Sawtooth Complex 61,767 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,254 acres here
  2. 1988 Yucca Fire 873 acres in total 807 acres here
  3. 1975 Jackrabbit/Longs Canyon Fire 527 acres here
  4. 2008 Acoma Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 356 acres here
  5. 2022 Elk Trail Fire 414 acres in total · Cause: Arson 294 acres here
  6. 1980 Skyline Fire 355 acres in total 136 acres here

  The most recent was the 2022 Elk Trail Fire, which burned 294 acres here. In all, 3,086 acres of Yucca 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