Wildfires in Santa Cruz County

California

Fire-weather risk today

Low

tomorrow: Moderate · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

23 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Moderate

EAQI 40· PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-37:-123) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

IRWIN · Wildfire 05/11/2026· 0 h › RODEO · Wildfire 01/11/2026· 1 h › GREEN · Wildfire 28/10/2026· 0 h › ALBA · Wildfire 24/10/2026· 2 h › AVOCADO · Wildfire 23/10/2026· 0 h › PINE · Wildfire 21/10/2026· 1 h › BUCKHORN · Wildfire 21/10/2026· 2 h › HAVEN · Wildfire 07/10/2026· 1 h › OAK · Wildfire 07/10/2026· 2 h › SOQUEL · Wildfire 23/09/2026· 73 h › RAMONA · Wildfire 14/09/2026· 0 h › PRESCOTT · Wildfire 13/09/2026· 1 h › HWY 9 FELTON · Wildfire 12/09/2026· 73 h › RANCH · Wildfire 07/09/2026· 1 h › FOXGLOVE · Wildfire 06/09/2026· 73 h › FERN · Wildfire 27/08/2026· 0 h › BROOK · Wildfire 26/08/2026· 2 h › MCAMANT · Wildfire 25/08/2026· 3 h › GLEN · Wildfire 19/08/2026· 1 h › PAUL SWEET RD SOQUEL · Wildfire 14/08/2026· 0 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.