Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 849 acres · 752 state, 97 local 14%
  2. High 4,820 acres · 4,588 state, 232 local 81%
  3. Moderate 72 acres · 17 state, 54 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 177 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 31 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  5,948 acres of land in all, 5,356 in the State Responsibility Area and 561 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 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

• Fire history

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 2008 Trabing Fire 594 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 586 acres here
  2. 2021 Freedom Fire Cause: Power lines 33 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 Freedom Fire, which burned 33 acres here. In all, 619 acres of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 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