Oakland

City in Alameda County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/53000/oakland

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    5% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Oakland adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    4% has burned

    The 1991 Tunnel Fire burned 1,570 acres here.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    11% 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. Very High 1,948 acres · 15 state, 1,932 local 5%
  2. High 2,597 acres · 3 state, 2,593 local 7%
  3. Moderate 2,554 acres · 2 state, 2,553 local 7%
  4. Non-wildland 30,040 acres · Local Responsibility Area 81%

37,139 acres of land in all, 20 in the State Responsibility Area and 37,119 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1991 Tunnel Fire Of 1,623 acres in all 1,570 acres

In all, 1,571 acres of Oakland 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

Neighboring communities

  1. Oakland 5% Very High · this area
  2. Alameda No hazard zones
  3. Berkeley 7% Very High
  4. Castro Valley 9% Very High
  5. Emeryville No hazard zones
  6. Orinda 64% Very High
  7. Piedmont No hazard zones
  8. San Leandro 2% High