San Marcos

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 8,422 acres · 10 state, 8,412 local 54%
  2. High 938 acres · 2 state, 936 local 6%
  3. Moderate 860 acres · 1 state, 860 local 5%
  4. Non-wildland 5,521 acres · Local Responsibility Area 35%

  15,742 acres of land in all, 13 in the State Responsibility Area and 15,729 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 11 fires that burned here

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  1. 1996 Harmony Fire 9,359 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,627 acres here
  2. 1943 Unnamed fire 40,248 acres in total 3,470 acres here
  3. 1970 Unnamed fire 1,917 acres in total 1,517 acres here
  4. 2014 Cocos Fire 1,995 acres in total 1,117 acres here
  5. 1988 Outside Origin #11 Fire 247 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 219 acres here
  6. 2007 Coronado Hills Fire 59 acres here
  7. 1982 Local Assist #12 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 39 acres here
  8. 1985 Outside Origin #5 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 36 acres here
  9. 1994 Questhaven Fire 65 acres in total 34 acres here
  10. 1960 Outside Origin #29 Fire 746 acres in total 11 acres here

  And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2014 Cocos Fire, which burned 1,117 acres here. In all, 6,203 acres of San Marcos 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