Montara

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/48760/montara

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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    1. Very High 1,231 acres · 1,032 state, 199 local 50%
    2. High 238 acres · 172 state, 66 local 10%
    3. Moderate 68 acres · 5 state, 63 local 3%
    4. Non-wildland 63 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 877 acres · Mostly federal land 35%

    2,476 acres of land in all, 1,209 in the State Responsibility Area and 391 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 Montara

Neighboring communities

  1. Montara 50% Very High · this area
  2. Moss Beach 5% High · 3% Very High
  3. Pacifica 6% 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

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