Desert Hot Springs

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/18996/desert-hot-springs

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    68% Moderate · <1% High

    Most of the Moderate land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Desert Hot Springs adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    18% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 Fairview Fire, which burned 26 acres here, one of 5 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    25% Elevated

    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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. High 40 acres · <1 state, 40 local <1%
  2. Moderate 13,193 acres · 2 state, 13,191 local 68%
  3. Non-wildland 4,457 acres · Local Responsibility Area 23%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,821 acres · Mostly federal land 9%

19,511 acres of land in all, 2 in the State Responsibility Area and 17,687 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. 1995 Verbenia Fire Of 21,444 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 1,541 acres
  2. 1995 Hwy 62 Fire Of 1,317 acres in all · Cause: Arson 1,040 acres
  3. 1988 Local Fire 689 acres
  4. 1988 State Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 302 acres
  5. 2017 Fairview Fire 26 acres

In all, 3,565 acres of Desert Hot 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. Desert Hot Springs 68% Moderate · <1% High · this area
  2. Cathedral City 22% Moderate
  3. Garnet 61% Moderate
  4. Palm Springs 25% Moderate · 2% Very High
  5. Whitewater 36% High