Morgan Hill

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 641 acres · 5 state, 636 local 8%
  2. High 1,498 acres · 8 state, 1,490 local 18%
  3. Moderate 975 acres · 28 state, 948 local 12%
  4. Non-wildland 5,166 acres · Local Responsibility Area 62%

  8,280 acres of land in all, 40 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,240 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

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  1. 1985 Dunne Fire 48 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 46 acres here
  2. 1989 Dahlberg Fire 205 acres in total 5 acres here

  The most recent was the 1989 Dahlberg Fire, which burned 5 acres here. In all, 51 acres of Morgan Hill 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