Monterey

City in Monterey County

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/48872/monterey

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 1,238 acres · 17 state, 1,221 local 22%
    2. High 1,148 acres · Local Responsibility Area 21%
    3. Moderate 510 acres · Local Responsibility Area 9%
    4. Non-wildland 1,910 acres · Local Responsibility Area 34%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 760 acres · Mostly federal land 14%

    5,566 acres of land in all, 17 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,789 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.

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Monterey

Neighboring communities

  1. Monterey 22% Very High · this area
  2. Del Monte Forest 72% Very High
  3. Del Rey Oaks 79% High
  4. Pacific Grove 9% Very High
  5. Sand City 9% Moderate
  6. Seaside 8% 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