Pleasanton

City in Alameda County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/57792/pleasanton

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    24% High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    5% has burned

    Most recently the 2022 Canyon Fire, which burned 40 acres here, one of 3 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    15% 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 3,696 acres · 26 state, 3,671 local 24%
  2. Moderate 2,014 acres · 6 state, 2,007 local 13%
  3. Non-wildland 9,834 acres · Local Responsibility Area 63%

15,545 acres of land in all, 32 in the State Responsibility Area and 15,513 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. 1968 Pleasnton Fire 445 acres
  2. 1955 Lund (Assist) Fire Of 253 acres in all 232 acres
  3. 2022 Canyon Fire Of 50 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 40 acres

In all, 715 acres of Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton

Neighboring communities

  1. Pleasanton 24% High · this area
  2. Dublin 20% High
  3. Hayward 17% High
  4. Livermore 5% High
  5. Sunol 12% Very High