Los Altos

City in Santa Clara County

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/43280/los-altos

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. High 13 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
    2. Moderate 15 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
    3. Non-wildland 4,157 acres · Local Responsibility Area 99%

    4,185 acres of land in all, 4,185 of it in the Local 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

    No recorded fires

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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Los Altos

Neighboring communities

  1. Los Altos <1% Moderate · <1% High · this area
  2. Cupertino 15% Very High
  3. Los Altos Hills 15% Very High
  4. Loyola 15% High
  5. Mountain View No hazard zones
  6. Palo Alto 21% Very High
  7. Sunnyvale No hazard zones

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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