Temecula

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/78120/temecula

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    30% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    28% has burned

    Most recently the 2016 Checkpoint Fire, which burned 10 acres here, one of 18 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    34% 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 7,125 acres · 2 state, 7,123 local 30%
  2. High 1,732 acres · 1 state, 1,731 local 7%
  3. Moderate 1,049 acres · <1 state, 1,049 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 12,634 acres · Local Responsibility Area 53%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,251 acres · Mostly federal land 5%

23,790 acres of land in all, 3 in the State Responsibility Area and 22,536 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. 1969 Unnamed fire Of 19,513 acres in all 4,655 acres
  2. 1981 Series 79 #1 Fire Of 491 acres in all 412 acres
  3. 1979 Unnamed fire Of 461 acres in all 340 acres
  4. 1981 Unnamed fire 279 acres
  5. 1938 Unnamed fire Of 657 acres in all 274 acres
  6. 1996 Pechanga Fire Of 1,912 acres in all 266 acres
  7. 1979 Rancho Fire Of 369 acres in all 259 acres
  8. 2016 Temecula Fire Of 140 acres in all 94 acres
  9. 1979 Unnamed fire Of 230 acres in all 94 acres
  10. 1995 Rosa Fire Of 127 acres in all 82 acres

And 8 smaller fires. In all, 6,580 acres of Temecula 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. Temecula 30% Very High · this area
  2. Murrieta 43% Very High
  3. Rainbow 73% Very High