Watsonville

City in Santa Cruz County

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/83668/watsonville

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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    1. Very High 10 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
    2. High 415 acres · 36 state, 379 local 9%
    3. Moderate 257 acres · 1 state, 256 local 6%
    4. Non-wildland 3,723 acres · Local Responsibility Area 85%

    4,406 acres of land in all, 37 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,369 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

    No recorded fires

    CAL FIRE has no record of a fire that burned an acre or more here.

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Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Watsonville

Neighboring communities

  1. Watsonville 9% High · <1% Very High · this area
  2. Amesti 36% Moderate
  3. Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 14% Very High
  4. Corralitos 17% Very High
  5. Day Valley 69% High · <1% Very High
  6. Freedom 39% High · 3% Very High
  7. Interlaken 14% High
  8. La Selva Beach 61% High
  9. Pajaro No hazard zones
  10. Pajaro Dunes 24% Moderate

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

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