San Rafael

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 1,654 acres · 4 state, 1,650 local 15%
  2. Moderate 3,446 acres · 1 state, 3,445 local 32%
  3. Non-wildland 5,681 acres · Local Responsibility Area 53%

  10,781 acres of land in all, 6 in the State Responsibility Area and 10,776 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 24 fires that burned here

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  1. — Freitas Ranch Fire 1,003 acres here
  2. — Uknown Fire 1,184 acres in total 367 acres here
  3. — Golf Club Fire 362 acres here
  4. — Uknown Fire 486 acres in total 341 acres here
  5. 1923 Uknown Fire 31,769 acres in total 327 acres here
  6. — Uknown Fire 225 acres in total 222 acres here
  7. 1938 Uknown Fire 318 acres in total 181 acres here
  8. — Uknown Fire 495 acres in total 138 acres here
  9. 1938 Uknown Fire 124 acres in total 110 acres here
  10. — Uknown Fire 133 acres in total 98 acres here

  And 14 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2001 San Rafael Hill Fire, which burned 10 acres here. In all, 3,144 acres of San Rafael 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