Bolinas

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 123 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  2. High 1,935 acres · State Responsibility Area 52%
  3. Moderate 21 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,636 acres · Mostly federal land 44%

  3,716 acres of land in all, 2,079 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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. — Uknown Fire 1,621 acres in total 1,249 acres here
  2. — Uknown Fire 1,731 acres in total 359 acres here
  3. 2008 Bolians Coast Guard Fire 5 acres in total 4 acres here
  4. 2015 Poplar Fire 4 acres in total 3 acres here
  5. 2008 Mesa Watertank Fire Cause: Lightning 2 acres here

  The most recent was the 2015 Poplar Fire, which burned 3 acres here. In all, 1,257 acres of Bolinas 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