Highland Fire

Wildfire in Riverside County, October 2023

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8430/highland-fire-2023

Key facts

Started October 30, 2023
Contained November 8, 2023, after 9 days
Burned 2,487 acres
17th largest fire of 2023
Cause Miscellaneous
Buildings 20 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. Riverside County 2,423 acres

Community

  1. Aguanga 2,119 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.

Buildings damaged

  1. Destroyed Over 50% damaged 20
  2. Affected Up to 10% damaged 6

Buildings CAL FIRE inspected after the fire, by how badly each was damaged. Inspectors record homes, businesses and outbuildings within 100 meters of the fire, and cannot always reach every one, so the counts can differ slightly from other reports.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1981 Barber Fire 12,163 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 703 acres shared
  2. 1995 Highway Fire 103 acres in total 49 acres shared
  3. 2007 Roca Fire 270 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 155 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Highland 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