Hemet

City in Riverside County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/33182/hemet

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    21% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Hemet adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    7% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Gibbel Fire, which burned 13 acres here, one of 16 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    22% Elevated · 1% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 3,871 acres · 6 state, 3,866 local 21%
  2. High 1,136 acres · 5 state, 1,131 local 6%
  3. Moderate 832 acres · 5 state, 827 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 12,889 acres · Local Responsibility Area 69%

18,727 acres of land in all, 15 in the State Responsibility Area and 18,712 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. 1978 Unnamed fire Of 1,735 acres in all 428 acres
  2. 1962 Ryan Fire Of 1,418 acres in all 396 acres
  3. 1995 Warren Fire 224 acres
  4. 1981 Cawston Fire Of 721 acres in all 216 acres
  5. 1984 Warren Fire Cause: Equipment use 191 acres
  6. 1998 Juniper Fire Of 5,977 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 158 acres
  7. 1982 Unnamed fire Of 186 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 140 acres
  8. 1993 California Fire Of 24,434 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 42 acres
  9. 1977 Shipley Fire Of 321 acres in all 34 acres
  10. 1994 Gibrel Fire Of 846 acres in all · Cause: Arson 33 acres

And 6 smaller fires. In all, 1,287 acres of Hemet 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. Hemet 21% Very High · this area
  2. East Hemet 28% Very High
  3. Green Acres 75% Very High
  4. Sage 95% Very High
  5. San Jacinto 23% Very High
  6. Valle Vista 31% Very High
  7. Winchester 49% Very High