Bear Valley Springs

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/04734/bear-valley-springs

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    81% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    13% has burned

    Most recently the 2023 Trotter Fire, which burned 53 acres here, one of 8 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    80% Extreme

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 20,199 acres · State Responsibility Area 81%
  2. High 4,270 acres · 3,963 state, 307 local 17%
  3. Moderate 212 acres · 125 state, 87 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 242 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%

24,923 acres of land in all, 24,287 in the State Responsibility Area and 636 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1970 Bear Mountain #1 Fire Of 1,610 acres in all 1,281 acres
  2. 2011 Comanche Fire Of 25,939 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 746 acres
  3. 1968 Bear Valley Ranch Fire 662 acres
  4. 2016 Range Fire 514 acres
  5. 2016 Deer Fire Of 1,563 acres in all 373 acres
  6. 2022 Range Fire 93 acres
  7. 2023 Trotter Fire 53 acres
  8. 2016 Frontier Fire 44 acres

In all, 3,174 acres of Bear Valley Springs 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

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Bear Valley Springs

Neighboring communities

  1. Bear Valley Springs 81% Very High · this area
  2. Keene 79% Very High
  3. Stallion Springs 27% Very High
  4. Tehachapi 30% Very High