Wildomar

City in Riverside County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/85446/wildomar

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    61% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    41% has burned

    Most recently the 2010 Rock Fire, which burned 39 acres here, one of 20 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    13% 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 9,235 acres · 5 state, 9,231 local 61%
  2. High 1,444 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  3. Moderate 800 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  4. Non-wildland 3,362 acres · Local Responsibility Area 22%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 355 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

15,196 acres of land in all, 5 in the State Responsibility Area and 14,836 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. 1987 State 1587 Fire Of 3,276 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 2,428 acres
  2. 1981 Cottenwood Fire Of 1,279 acres in all 1,166 acres
  3. 1978 Lemon Fire Of 2,943 acres in all 906 acres
  4. 1980 Turner Fire Of 31,447 acres in all 846 acres
  5. 1950 Morrell Fire Of 5,118 acres in all 717 acres
  6. 1959 Howell Fire 369 acres
  7. 2004 Lakeview Fire 361 acres
  8. 1979 Unnamed fire 331 acres
  9. 2004 Gafford Fire Of 406 acres in all 269 acres
  10. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 10,736 acres in all 169 acres

And 10 smaller fires. In all, 6,168 acres of Wildomar 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 Wildomar

Neighboring communities

  1. Wildomar 61% Very High · this area
  2. Lake Elsinore 70% Very High
  3. Lakeland Village 68% Very High
  4. Menifee 34% Very High
  5. Murrieta 43% Very High