Hayward

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 4,999 acres · 15 state, 4,984 local 17%
  2. Moderate 1,664 acres · 1 state, 1,664 local 6%
  3. Non-wildland 22,527 acres · Local Responsibility Area 77%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  29,193 acres of land in all, 16 in the State Responsibility Area and 29,175 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. 2000 Hayward Assist Fire 75 acres here

  In all, 75 acres of Hayward 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