Senate Bill 610, introduced in June by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco),sparked heated debateover its plan to eliminate the decades-old system of ranking state and local lands as “moderate,”“high” or “very high” fire hazard severity zones — designations that influence development...
Malibu, where the Woolsey Fire burned more than 400 homes last year, also falls within very high hazard zones. As does the small Lake County town of Cobb, much of which was destroyed by the Valley Fire in 2015. “There’s a lot of Paradises out there,” said Max Moritz, a fire spe...
Here, we employ an interview-based analysis for a regional case study to systematically evaluate the driving factors inducing participation in an understudied wildfire preparedness program in California: Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZs) in Local Responsibility Areas. California has historical...
Troy, A. "A tale of two policies: California programs that unintentionally promote development in wildland fire hazard zones." In: Troy A. and R. Kennedy (eds.), Living on the Edge: Economic, Institutional and Management Perspectives on Wildfire Hazard in the Urban Interface. Amsterdam: ...
Some gems include parking on lawns zoned for residential property, parking in very high fire hazard severity zones, and the dispensing of victuals from catering trucks.No person shall park any vehicle in the front yard of any residential property. It shall be unlawful, when authorized signs are...
All Brandguard Vents® comply with the new AB38 legislation, which requires wildfire proof measures to be implemented in fire hazard zones. flame and ember-resistant vent codes Chapter 7A of the California Building Code. Chapter 49. Requirements for WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) Fire Areas ...
In response to the latest heat wave, the Los Angeles Fire Department will impose a 24-hour red flag parking restrictions Tuesday to remove illegally parked vehicles in posted locations within the very high fire hazard severity zones. It's the first time that the department has imposed the restr...
To evaluate exit routes for Californians living in areas at risk of a fire-related evacuation, we combined and analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Cal Fire and OpenStreetMap. We took 2010 census block-level populations, combined with Cal Fire’s “Fire Hazard Severity Zone” maps, ...
Understanding pre-1850s fire history and its effect on forest structure can provide insights useful for fire managers in developing plans to moderate fire hazards in the face of forecasted climate change. While climate clearly plays a substantial role in
flood hazard area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (b) an area of potential flooding; (c) a very high fire hazard severity zone; (d) a wild land area that may contain substantial forest fire risks and hazards; (e) earthquake fault zone; or (f) a seismic hazard ...