Morongo Valley

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/49348/morongo-valley

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    8% High

    All of the High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    44% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Hess Fire, which burned 10 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    18% 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 1,363 acres · State Responsibility Area 8%
  2. Moderate 7,197 acres · 7,196 state, 1 local 45%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 7,580 acres · Mostly federal land 47%

16,140 acres of land in all, 8,560 in the State Responsibility Area and 1 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. 2006 Sawtooth Complex Of 61,767 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 4,828 acres
  2. 2005 Paradise Fire Of 3,082 acres in all 2,298 acres
  3. 2017 Matz Fire 14 acres
  4. 2024 Hess Fire Cause: Vehicle 10 acres

In all, 7,127 acres of Morongo 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

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