Mojave

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/48452/mojave

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    86% Moderate

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    2% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Ruby Fire, which burned 24 acres here, one of 12 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    Not elevated

    Outside the CPUC High Fire-Threat District, though a shutoff can still reach homes whose lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. Moderate 32,021 acres · 1,816 state, 30,205 local 86%
  2. Non-wildland 2,723 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,666 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

37,410 acres of land in all, 1,816 in the State Responsibility Area and 32,928 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. 2003 Backus Fire Cause: Lightning 444 acres
  2. 2013 Backus Fire Of 78 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 77 acres
  3. 2012 Soledad Fire Cause: Equipment use 67 acres
  4. 2008 Silver Queen Fire 43 acres
  5. 2024 Backus Fire Of 38 acres in all 37 acres
  6. 2024 Edmonds Fire 31 acres
  7. 2021 Backus Fire Of 27 acres in all 26 acres
  8. 2024 Ruby Fire Of 25 acres in all 24 acres
  9. 2016 Rosamond Fire Of 17 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 16 acres
  10. 2024 Laguna Fire 10 acres

And 2 smaller fires. In all, 772 acres of Mojave 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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