Jurupa Valley

City in Riverside County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/37692/jurupa-valley

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    22% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Jurupa Valley adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    25% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Pyrite Fire, which burned 98 acres here, one of 41 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    20% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 6,192 acres · Local Responsibility Area 22%
  2. High 978 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Moderate 3,301 acres · Local Responsibility Area 12%
  4. Non-wildland 17,188 acres · Local Responsibility Area 62%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 286 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

27,944 acres of land in all, 27,658 of it in the Local Responsibility Area. 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. 1974 Sunnyslope Fire Of 1,820 acres in all 1,345 acres
  2. 1970 Jurupa (Railroad #16) Fire 1,156 acres
  3. 1998 Country Fire Of 1,112 acres in all · Cause: Arson 1,091 acres
  4. 1996 Philadelphia Fire Of 1,835 acres in all 1,041 acres
  5. 1958 Southern Pacific #1 Fire Of 815 acres in all 588 acres
  6. 1968 Unnamed fire Of 810 acres in all 579 acres
  7. 1996 Paramont Fire Cause: Playing with fire 502 acres
  8. 1983 Scenic Fire Of 1,328 acres in all · Cause: Arson 500 acres
  9. 2010 Pedley Fire Of 717 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 482 acres
  10. 1995 Granite Fire Of 488 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 480 acres

And 31 smaller fires. In all, 6,846 acres of Jurupa Valley 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 Jurupa Valley

Neighboring communities

  1. Jurupa Valley 22% Very High · this area
  2. Bloomington 11% Very High
  3. Colton 14% Very High
  4. Eastvale 6% Moderate · 3% Very High
  5. Fontana 15% Very High
  6. Norco 24% Very High
  7. Ontario No hazard zones
  8. Rialto 14% High · <1% Very High
  9. Riverside 21% Very High