Description: The large fire perimeter potential scenarios were developed though interviews with local fire chiefs and wildfire experts. They are intended to represent worst case scenarios of potential large fire perimters in areas that could be prone to wildfire ingitions during dangerous weather and fuel conditions.
Name: Year 2070 Percent Burned Area (Average 2056-2085)
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Description: By 2070 almost all of San Mateo County is expected to burn up to 30 percent of the total vegetated area. A large pocket in the county’s center is expected to burn up to 60 percent and in some regions up to 100 percent is expected to burn.
Name: Year 2030 Percent Burned Area (Average 2016-2045)
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Description: The majority of San Mateo County can expect to burn 1-20 percent of the total vegetated area by 2030. The southeast sections of the county, and some sections in the north, can expect to burn up to 30 percent of the total vegetated area.