San Jacinto

City in Riverside County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/67112/san-jacinto

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    23% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of San Jacinto adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    20% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Record Fire, which burned 6 acres here, one of 14 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    29% Elevated · 3% 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. Very High 3,875 acres · 2 state, 3,873 local 23%
  2. High 591 acres · <1 state, 591 local 4%
  3. Moderate 589 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 11,165 acres · Local Responsibility Area 67%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 442 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

16,662 acres of land in all, 2 in the State Responsibility Area and 16,218 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. 1953 Rhinehart Fire Of 3,056 acres in all 1,832 acres
  2. 1967 Unnamed fire Of 25,623 acres in all 1,300 acres
  3. 2023 Ramona Fire Cause: Equipment use 338 acres
  4. 1994 Gilman Fire Of 2,165 acres in all · Cause: Arson 280 acres
  5. 1974 Stage Coach Fire Of 595 acres in all 268 acres
  6. 1979 Unnamed fire Of 3,120 acres in all 194 acres
  7. 2019 Horseshoe Fire Of 583 acres in all 151 acres
  8. 1975 Unnamed fire Of 371 acres in all 127 acres
  9. 2005 Soboba Fire Of 2,076 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 99 acres
  10. 1988 Gilman Fire Of 1,483 acres in all 91 acres

And 4 smaller fires. In all, 3,318 acres of San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto

Neighboring communities

  1. San Jacinto 23% Very High · this area
  2. Beaumont 61% Very High
  3. East Hemet 28% Very High
  4. Hemet 21% Very High
  5. Valle Vista 31% Very High