ZIP code 92252

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 1,206 acres · 886 state, 320 local 2%
  2. Moderate 43,620 acres · 5,952 state, 37,668 local 61%
  3. Non-wildland 2,858 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 24,196 acres · Mostly federal land 34%

  71,881 acres of land in all, 6,838 in the State Responsibility Area and 40,847 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 13 fires that burned here

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  1. 1995 Covington Fire 5,154 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,472 acres here
  2. 1999 Fire #3 Fire 11,952 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,559 acres here
  3. 2006 Whispering Pines Fire 991 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 967 acres here
  4. 1978 Joshua Fire 7,142 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 821 acres here
  5. 1998 Covington Fire 781 acres here
  6. 1979 Joshua Tree Fire 586 acres in total 568 acres here
  7. 1989 Joshua Fire Cause: Arson 531 acres here
  8. 1984 Lost Horse Fire 3,539 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 516 acres here
  9. 2025 Eureka Fire 213 acres here
  10. 1985 Quailwash Fire 99 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 98 acres here

  And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Eureka Fire, which burned 213 acres here. In all, 9,636 acres of ZIP code 92252 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