ZIP code 92596

Riverside County, including French Valley, Winchester and Green Acres

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92596

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    63% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    46% has burned

    Most recently the 2018 Patterson Fire, which burned 1,259 acres here, one of 24 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    23% 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 23,313 acres · 20,445 state, 2,868 local 63%
  2. High 2,386 acres · 1,348 state, 1,038 local 6%
  3. Moderate 5,965 acres · 4,920 state, 1,044 local 16%
  4. Non-wildland 5,091 acres · Local Responsibility Area 14%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 323 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

37,077 acres of land in all, 26,713 in the State Responsibility Area and 10,042 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. 1993 California Fire Of 24,434 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 14,381 acres
  2. 1962 Rawson Fire Of 12,946 acres in all 4,256 acres
  3. 1988 Benton Fire Of 1,784 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 1,565 acres
  4. 2018 Patterson Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,259 acres
  5. 1979 Rawson Fire 1,000 acres
  6. 1987 Winchester#1 Fire Of 1,098 acres in all 964 acres
  7. 1979 Olive Fire 566 acres
  8. 1979 Double Butte #2 Fire Of 628 acres in all 514 acres
  9. 1979 Skinner Fire Of 798 acres in all 421 acres
  10. 2012 Vista Fire Cause: Equipment use 403 acres

And 14 smaller fires. In all, 16,909 acres of ZIP code 92596 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

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  1. 92596 63% Very High · this area
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  4. 92548 91% Very High
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  8. 92591 36% Very High
  9. 92592 59% Very High