Brookdale

Community in Santa Cruz County

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/08478/brookdale

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 803 acres · State Responsibility Area 33%
    2. High 1,046 acres · State Responsibility Area 42%
    3. Moderate 612 acres · State Responsibility Area 25%

    2,462 acres of land in all, 2,462 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

    1. 2020 Czu Lightning Complex 86,554 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,006 acres here

    In all, 1,006 acres of Brookdale 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Brookdale

Neighboring communities

  1. Brookdale 33% Very High · this area
  2. Ben Lomond 78% High · <1% Very High
  3. Bonny Doon 63% High
  4. Boulder Creek 52% Very High
  5. Lompico 100% High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data