San Benito County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/county/069/san-benito

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    45% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    11% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Coach Fire, which burned 13 acres here, one of 169 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    40% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 398,601 acres · 398,228 state, 373 local 45%
  2. High 269,397 acres · 268,368 state, 1,029 local 30%
  3. Moderate 78,483 acres · 62,667 state, 15,816 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 36,367 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 106,850 acres · Mostly federal land 12%

889,699 acres of land in all, 729,263 in the State Responsibility Area and 53,585 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. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 12,928 acres in all 12,384 acres
  2. 1955 Burkett Fire 11,568 acres
  3. 1950 Mack Fire Of 35,381 acres in all 10,974 acres
  4. 1952 Melendy Fire 4,485 acres
  5. 1953 101 Ranch Fire 4,464 acres
  6. 1957 Stone Canyon Fire Of 4,280 acres in all 3,857 acres
  7. 1981 Horse Valley Fire Cause: Equipment use 3,829 acres
  8. 2008 Brown Fire Cause: Lightning 3,787 acres
  9. 1974 Romo Fire 3,269 acres
  10. 1998 Stonewall Fire 2,795 acres

And 159 smaller fires. In all, 100,631 acres of San Benito County 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

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Neighboring counties

  1. San Benito County 45% Very High · this area
  2. Fresno County 8% Very High
  3. Merced County 9% Very High
  4. Monterey County 36% Very High
  5. Santa Clara County 51% Very High
  6. Santa Cruz County 9% Very High