Cabanzo Fire

Wildfire in Riverside County, June 1985

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/3910/cabanzo-fire-1985

Key facts

Started June 27, 1985
Contained July 5, 1985, after 8 days
Burned 20,971 acres
6th largest fire of 1985
Cause Miscellaneous
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Where it burned

County

  1. Riverside County 20,971 acres

Communities

  1. Palm Springs 6,884 acres
  2. Cabazon 105 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1911 Unnamed fire 7,250 acres in total 5,810 acres shared
  2. 1940 Unnamed fire 1,404 acres in total 1,362 acres shared
  3. 1941 Unnamed fire 2,735 acres in total 894 acres shared
  4. 1966 Morongo #7 Fire 2,872 acres in total 2,409 acres shared
  5. 1973 Unnamed fire 2,741 acres in total 1,224 acres shared
  6. 1973 Lavida Fire 7,482 acres in total 7,240 acres shared
  7. 1973 One Horse Fire 9,120 acres in total 6,552 acres shared
  8. 1977 Cabazon Fire 2,831 acres in total 1,892 acres shared
  9. 1980 Unnamed fire 6,212 acres in total 6,109 acres shared
  10. 1980 Dry Falls Fire 41,756 acres in total 2,317 acres shared
  11. 1982 Unnamed fire 6,153 acres in total 4,975 acres shared
  12. 1983 Snow Creek Fire 3,970 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,839 acres shared
  13. 1983 Banning Fire 3,137 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,421 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1994 Unnamed fire 2,088 acres in total 1,838 acres shared
  2. 1994 Esperanza Fire 1,844 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,445 acres shared
  3. 1995 Apache Fire 2,962 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,569 acres shared
  4. 2004 Verbenia Fire 3,831 acres in total 2,867 acres shared
  5. 2005 Blaisdell Fire Cause: Campfire 5,464 acres shared
  6. 2013 Silver Fire 20,309 acres in total 4,846 acres shared
  7. 2020 Snow Fire 6,253 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 5,989 acres shared

And 40 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Cabanzo Fire, and fires that shared 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 history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 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