Pleasanton

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 3,696 acres · 26 state, 3,671 local 24%
  2. Moderate 2,014 acres · 6 state, 2,007 local 13%
  3. Non-wildland 9,834 acres · Local Responsibility Area 63%

  15,545 acres of land in all, 32 in the State Responsibility Area and 15,513 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. 1968 Pleasnton Fire 445 acres here
  2. 1955 Lund (Assist) Fire 253 acres in total 232 acres here
  3. 2022 Canyon Fire 50 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 40 acres here

  The most recent was the 2022 Canyon Fire, which burned 40 acres here. In all, 715 acres of Pleasanton 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