Santa Cruz County Fire Today: Active Fires, Red Flag Warnings, Evacuation Map
Live wildfire status for Santa Cruz County: active incidents, fire-weather warnings, air quality, power-shutoff status, and the official evacuation map. Data comes from CAL FIRE, the National Weather Service, AirNow and PG&E.
Active CAL FIRE incidents
Source: CAL FIRE incidents feed
No active CAL FIRE incidents in Santa Cruz County right now. View the statewide incident map.
Red flag warnings and fire-weather watches
Source: National Weather Service
No active red flag warnings or fire-weather watches for Santa Cruz County. NWS San Francisco Bay Area office.
Air quality (AQI)
Source: AirNow.gov (EPA)
Live dial from AirNow.gov. Open AirNow.
Power shutoff (PSPS) status
Source: PG&E
During red flag conditions PG&E may call a Public Safety Power Shutoff. Check the current forecast and address lookup:
PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff statusEvacuation zones and map
Source: Santa Cruz County / Genasys Protect
Find your evacuation zone and current status by address:
Official evacuation map (Genasys Protect)Emergency alert sign-up
Source: Santa Cruz County
Register your phone and address to get official evacuation and emergency alerts:
CruzAware / County of Santa Cruz emergency alertsLocal fire agencies
Recent significant fires
CZU Lightning Complex (2020)
Burned 86,509 acres and destroyed 1,490 structures across San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties in August 2020.
Loma Fire (2016)
Burned 4,474 acres on the Loma Prieta ridge along the Santa Cruz and Santa Clara county line in September 2016.
Summit Fire (2008)
Burned about 4,270 acres near Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains in May 2008.
Source: CAL FIRE incident records, fire.ca.gov/incidents.
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Santa Cruz County city risk profiles