Rosamond

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/62826/rosamond

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    84% Moderate

    All 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 Two Fire, which burned 6 acres here, one of 10 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 28,256 acres · Local Responsibility Area 84%
  2. Non-wildland 4,871 acres · Local Responsibility Area 15%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 367 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

33,494 acres of land in all, 33,127 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 2024 Holiday Fire 428 acres
  2. 1994 Kern Co. Fire 180 acres
  3. 2024 Snake 2 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 33 acres
  4. 2024 Gaskell 2 Fire Of 393 acres in all 22 acres
  5. 2024 Snake Fire 18 acres
  6. 2024 Canyon 2 Fire 15 acres
  7. 2024 Two Fire Of 7 acres in all 6 acres
  8. 2024 Rosamond Fire 5 acres
  9. 2024 Tropico Fire 4 acres
  10. 2024 West Fire Of 1,576 acres in all 1 acre

In all, 714 acres of Rosamond 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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