Cabazon

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/09360/cabazon

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    94% High

    Most of the High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where Riverside County adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    59% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Carmen Fire, which burned 64 acres here, one of 29 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    98% 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. High 2,959 acres · 715 state, 2,244 local 94%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 173 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

3,132 acres of land in all, 715 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,244 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

Largest fires

  1. 1911 Unnamed fire Of 7,250 acres in all 654 acres
  2. 1983 Banning Fire Of 3,137 acres in all · Cause: Arson 474 acres
  3. 1919 Unnamed fire Of 988 acres in all 448 acres
  4. 1972 Unnamed fire Of 1,195 acres in all 346 acres
  5. 1988 Unnamed fire Cause: Arson 255 acres
  6. 1914 Unnamed fire Of 622 acres in all 191 acres
  7. 1980 Unnamed fire Of 199 acres in all 188 acres
  8. 1930 Unnamed fire Of 243 acres in all 150 acres
  9. 1985 Cabanzo Fire Of 20,971 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 105 acres
  10. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 1,688 acres in all 69 acres

And 19 smaller fires. In all, 1,835 acres of Cabazon 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 Cabazon

Neighboring communities

  1. Cabazon 94% High · this area
  2. Banning 51% Very High