Published on March 27, 2025
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is mandated by Government Code Sec. 51178 to identify levels of fire hazard in the Local Responsibility Area (LRA) based on consistent statewide criteria and the expected severity of fire hazards, and Government Code Sec. 51179 requires the State Fire Marshal to make recommendations of fire hazard severity zones to local agencies (Sec. 51177(e)), for city and county designation and adoption by ordinance.
On March 24, 2025, CalFire released the updated Local Area Hazard Severity Zones Map for Southern California.
Within 120 days of official notice from CalFire, the City must adopt the maps as presented or with alterations. If the City wants to alter the maps, the fire zones may only be increased and not decreased in severity.
LRA Fire Severity Zone Map