La Selva Beach

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/40508/la-selva-beach

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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    1. High 2,054 acres · 1 state, 2,053 local 61%
    2. Moderate 170 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
    3. Non-wildland 1,014 acres · Local Responsibility Area 30%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 130 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

    3,367 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,236 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

    No recorded fires

    CAL FIRE has no record of a fire that burned an acre or more here.

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Nearby areas

ZIP codes in La Selva Beach

Neighboring communities

  1. La Selva Beach 61% High · this area
  2. Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 14% Very High
  3. Rio del Mar 8% High
  4. Watsonville 9% High · <1% Very 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

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