FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY MAPS
PRESENTED BY:
CHRIS HELDRETH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR/BUILDING OFFICIAL/FIRE MARSHAL
BACKGROUND
Resulted from major destructive fires
• Panorama Fire ~ November 1980
• First FHS Map for SRA 1985
• Tunnel Fire ~ October 1991
• Bates Bill 1992 VHFHSZ
• Cedar Fire ~ October 2003
• Adopted Building Standards
• FRAP Statewide Mapping Model
• Moderate, High, Very High for SRA
• VHFHSZ Mapping Completed 2011
• 38 Counties | Nearly 200 Cities
REQUIREMENTS
California Law
• California Public Resources Code
• California Code of Regulations Title 14
• California Government Code
New Updates
• 2021 ~ Senate Bill 63
• Modified GC 51178 ~ High & Very High LRA
• 2022 ~ Assembly Bill 211
• Modified GC 51179 ~ Requires local agency
to designate by Ordinance the FHSZ
• Requires specific timeline & requirements
• New SRA FHSZ maps effective April 2024
NEW MAP
TIMELINE
Maps Released
03.24.25 Post for Public Comment
Due no later 04.22.25
First Reading of Ordinance
May or June BOD Meeting
Adoption of Ordinance
June or July BOD Meeting
Ordinance Submitted to BOFFP
June or July BOD Meeting
PUBLIC INFORMATION
https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/communitywildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-hazardseverity-zones
QUESTIONS