Lucas Valley-Marinwood

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/44399/lucas-valley-marinwood

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    94% High

    Most of the High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    92% has burned

    Most recently the 2000 Elvia Fire, which burned 5 acres here, one of 24 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    71% Extreme

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. High 3,454 acres · 2,924 state, 530 local 94%
  2. Moderate 122 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Non-wildland 92 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%

3,668 acres of land in all, 2,924 in the State Responsibility Area and 743 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 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

Largest fires

  1. 1923 Uknown Fire Of 31,769 acres in all 2,654 acres
  2. — Uknown Fire Of 1,494 acres in all 859 acres
  3. — Uknown Fire 525 acres
  4. 1974 Marinwood Fire 423 acres
  5. 1987 Big Rock Fire Of 407 acres in all 358 acres
  6. — Uknown Fire 228 acres
  7. 1988 Rubicon Fire Of 207 acres in all 204 acres
  8. 1981 Vogelsane Fire 178 acres
  9. 1941 Uknown Fire Of 168 acres in all 166 acres
  10. 1975 Cat Creek Fire Of 185 acres in all 155 acres

And 14 smaller fires. In all, 3,371 acres of Lucas Valley-Marinwood 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

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Lucas Valley-Marinwood

Neighboring communities

  1. Lucas Valley-Marinwood 94% High · this area
  2. Novato 44% High
  3. San Rafael 15% High
  4. Sleepy Hollow 7% High