Pittsburg

City in Contra Costa County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/57456/pittsburg

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    20% High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    7% has burned

    Most recently the 1970 Bannister Fire, which burned 133 acres here, one of 5 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    12% Elevated

    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 2,634 acres · 623 state, 2,011 local 20%
  2. Moderate 274 acres · 5 state, 269 local 2%
  3. Non-wildland 10,374 acres · Local Responsibility Area 78%

13,282 acres of land in all, 628 in the State Responsibility Area and 12,654 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. 1966 Black Diamond #2 Fire 488 acres
  2. 1958 Alves Fire Of 292 acres in all 244 acres
  3. 1970 Bannister Fire Of 454 acres in all 133 acres
  4. 1966 Elworthy Fire Of 262 acres in all 50 acres
  5. 1960 Wand Fire Of 385 acres in all 5 acres

In all, 919 acres of Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg

Neighboring communities

  1. Pittsburg 20% High · this area
  2. Antioch 19% High · 4% Very High
  3. Bay Point 19% High
  4. Concord 7% High · <1% Very High