Marin County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 28,211 acres · 26,259 state, 1,953 local 8%
  2. High 114,542 acres · 102,217 state, 12,325 local 33%
  3. Moderate 86,727 acres · 71,336 state, 15,391 local 25%
  4. Non-wildland 26,655 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 91,480 acres · Mostly federal land 26%

  347,615 acres of land in all, 199,812 in the State Responsibility Area and 56,323 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 182 fires that burned here

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  1. 1923 Uknown Fire 31,769 acres here
  2. 1995 Vision Fire 11,777 acres here
  3. 2020 Woodward Fire Cause: Lightning 4,899 acres here
  4. — Uknown Fire 3,565 acres here
  5. — Uknown Fire 2,919 acres here
  6. — Uknown Fire 1,725 acres here
  7. — Uknown Fire 1,615 acres here
  8. — Devils Gulch Fire 1,543 acres here
  9. — Uknown Fire 1,487 acres here
  10. — Uknown Fire 1,184 acres here

  And 172 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Redwood Fire, which burned 105 acres here. In all, 81,213 acres of Marin County 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