San Martin

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/68238/san-martin

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. High 110 acres · 109 state, 1 local 1%
    2. Moderate 2,489 acres · 585 state, 1,904 local 34%
    3. Non-wildland 4,825 acres · Local Responsibility Area 65%

    7,424 acres of land in all, 694 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,730 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

    1. 1989 San Martin Fire 261 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 9 acres here
    2. 1989 Squirrel Fire 146 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6 acres here
    3. 2008 Hummingbird Fire 786 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4 acres here

    The most recent was the 2008 Hummingbird Fire, which burned 4 acres here. In all, 19 acres of San Martin 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in San Martin

Neighboring communities

  1. San Martin 34% Moderate · 1% High · this area
  2. Gilroy 21% High · <1% Very High
  3. Morgan Hill 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