San Martin

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/68238/san-martin

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    34% Moderate · 1% High

    Most of the Moderate land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where Santa Clara County adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    <1% has burned

    Most recently the 2008 Hummingbird Fire, which burned 4 acres here, one of 3 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    3% 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 110 acres · 109 state, 1 local 1%
  2. Moderate 2,489 acres · 585 state, 1,904 local 34%
  3. Non-wildland 4,825 acres · Local Responsibility Area 65%

7,424 acres of land in all, 694 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,730 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. 1989 San Martin Fire Of 261 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 9 acres
  2. 1989 Squirrel Fire Of 146 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 6 acres
  3. 2008 Hummingbird Fire Of 786 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 4 acres

In all, 19 acres of San Martin 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 San Martin

Neighboring communities

  1. San Martin 34% Moderate · 1% High · this area
  2. Gilroy 21% High · <1% Very High
  3. Morgan Hill 8% Very High