ZIP code 92543

Riverside County, including Hemet, Sage and East Hemet

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/92543

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 5,534 acres · 4,122 state, 1,412 local 45%
    2. High 365 acres · 163 state, 203 local 3%
    3. Moderate 1,049 acres · 848 state, 201 local 9%
    4. Non-wildland 5,136 acres · Local Responsibility Area 42%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 159 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

    12,244 acres of land in all, 5,133 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,952 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

    1. 1993 California Fire 24,434 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 3,749 acres here
    2. 1962 Rawson Fire 12,946 acres in total 2,579 acres here
    3. 1982 Rawson Fire 1,757 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 806 acres here
    4. 2003 Stage Fire 1,571 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 421 acres here
    5. 2010 Skinner Fire 522 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 412 acres here
    6. 1962 Ryan Fire 1,418 acres in total 396 acres here
    7. 1977 Shipley Fire 319 acres here
    8. 1981 Cawston Fire 721 acres in total 216 acres here
    9. 1982 Unnamed fire 186 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 140 acres here
    10. 1982 Unnamed fire 48 acres here

    And 4 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Gibbel Fire, which burned 13 acres here. In all, 4,378 acres of ZIP code 92543 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

Nearby areas

Communities in ZIP code 92543

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92543 45% Very High · this area
  2. 92544 55% Very High
  3. 92545 46% Very High
  4. 92582 19% Very High
  5. 92583 37% Very High
  6. 92592 59% Very High
  7. 92596 63% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

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