ZIP code 92562

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 29,175 acres · 23,983 state, 5,192 local 41%
  2. High 1,181 acres · 321 state, 861 local 2%
  3. Moderate 886 acres · 83 state, 803 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 7,592 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 31,805 acres · Mostly federal land 45%

  70,640 acres of land in all, 24,387 in the State Responsibility Area and 14,448 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 81 fires that burned here

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  1. 1958 Steward Fire 68,106 acres in total 24,996 acres here
  2. 1980 Turner Fire 31,447 acres in total 19,102 acres here
  3. 1989 Mateo Fire 13,479 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,700 acres here
  4. 1945 Unnamed fire 37,888 acres in total 9,010 acres here
  5. 1958 Unnamed fire 11,775 acres in total 7,536 acres here
  6. 1917 Unnamed fire 5,624 acres in total 4,743 acres here
  7. 1952 Indian Potrero Fire 5,605 acres in total 4,711 acres here
  8. 1993 Ortega Fire 21,012 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,718 acres here
  9. 1981 Unnamed fire 9,182 acres in total · Cause: Arson 3,580 acres here
  10. 1969 Unnamed fire 15,757 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,559 acres here

  And 71 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Tenaja Fire, which burned 99 acres here. In all, 60,691 acres of ZIP code 92562 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