Piñon Hills

Community in San Bernardino County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/57302/pinon-hills

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    15% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    12% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Bridge Fire, which burned 278 acres here, one of 13 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    44% 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 3,038 acres · State Responsibility Area 15%
  2. High 7,570 acres · State Responsibility Area 37%
  3. Moderate 9,918 acres · 9,917 state, 1 local 48%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 30 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

20,556 acres of land in all, 20,525 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

Largest fires

  1. 1994 Scout Fire Of 3,488 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 1,204 acres
  2. 1942 Mundorf No. 172 Fire Of 3,190 acres in all 476 acres
  3. 2024 Bridge Fire Of 55,724 acres in all 278 acres
  4. 1960 Outside Origin #1 Fire Of 7,338 acres in all 274 acres
  5. 1925 Unnamed fire Of 791 acres in all 214 acres
  6. 1960 Unnamed fire 195 acres
  7. 1947 Unnamed fire Of 166 acres in all 133 acres
  8. 2004 Spring Fire Cause: Equipment use 70 acres
  9. 2012 Oasis Fire Of 58 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 53 acres
  10. 1949 Unnamed fire Of 84 acres in all 20 acres

And 3 smaller fires. In all, 2,409 acres of Piñon Hills 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. Piñon Hills 15% Very High · this area
  2. Phelan 12% Very High