ZIP code 92544

Riverside County, including Sage, Valle Vista, East Hemet and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92544

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    55% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    74% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Ignacio Fire, which burned 21 acres here, one of 109 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    90% 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 60,164 acres · 58,984 state, 1,181 local 55%
  2. High 936 acres · 475 state, 461 local 1%
  3. Moderate 1,478 acres · 951 state, 527 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 5,406 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 41,878 acres · Mostly federal land 38%

109,862 acres of land in all, 60,409 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,574 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. 1928 Unnamed fire Of 60,175 acres in all 35,912 acres
  2. 2022 Fairview Fire 28,097 acres
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 17,174 acres in all 12,075 acres
  4. 1997 Pauba Fire Of 7,101 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,140 acres
  5. 1995 Stanley Fire Of 5,129 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 3,746 acres
  6. 2004 Melton Fire Cause: Lightning 3,693 acres
  7. 1929 Unnamed fire 3,585 acres
  8. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 18,433 acres in all 2,675 acres
  9. 2012 Buck Fire Cause: Lightning 2,629 acres
  10. 1917 Unnamed fire 2,294 acres

And 99 smaller fires. In all, 81,544 acres of ZIP code 92544 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

Communities in ZIP code 92544

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92544 55% Very High · this area
  2. 92536 64% Very High
  3. 92539 61% Very High
  4. 92543 45% Very High
  5. 92545 46% Very High
  6. 92549 27% Very High
  7. 92561 15% Very High
  8. 92583 37% Very High
  9. 92592 59% Very High