Lucas Valley-Marinwood

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/44399/lucas-valley-marinwood

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. High 3,454 acres · 2,924 state, 530 local 94%
    2. Moderate 122 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
    3. Non-wildland 92 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%

    3,668 acres of land in all, 2,924 in the State Responsibility Area and 743 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

    The 10 largest of 24 fires that burned here

    1. 1923 Uknown Fire 31,769 acres in total 2,654 acres here
    2. — Uknown Fire 1,494 acres in total 859 acres here
    3. — Uknown Fire 525 acres here
    4. 1974 Marinwood Fire 423 acres here
    5. 1987 Big Rock Fire 407 acres in total 358 acres here
    6. — Uknown Fire 228 acres here
    7. 1988 Rubicon Fire 207 acres in total 204 acres here
    8. 1981 Vogelsane Fire 178 acres here
    9. 1941 Uknown Fire 168 acres in total 166 acres here
    10. 1975 Cat Creek Fire 185 acres in total 155 acres here

    And 14 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2000 Elvia Fire, which burned 5 acres here. In all, 3,371 acres of Lucas Valley-Marinwood 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 Lucas Valley-Marinwood

Neighboring communities

  1. Lucas Valley-Marinwood 94% High · this area
  2. Novato 44% High
  3. San Rafael 15% High
  4. Sleepy Hollow 7% 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