What's Happening
Last week, the California Fire Marshal released updated Local Responsibility Area (LRA) Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps. These maps categorize areas into several levels of fire hazard severity ranging from moderate to very high. In addition to providing valuable information to residents and local agencies, property owners in high or very high hazard severity zones have additional responsibilities in accordance with California state law.
As required by California law, the City of San Bruno will adopt these hazard potential designations by ordinance and use this information for emergency planning.
Action Items
Check your property status on the California Fire Marshal website.
If your property is in a high or very high hazard severity zone, you are required by state law to implement various safety and area hardening improvements, such as:
ensuring there is at least a 100-foot defensible space from your property
new construction and renovations in designated zones must adhere to Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) building codes
property sellers must disclose FHSZ designations during real estate transactions
property owners must have documentation of a compliant Defensible Space Inspection
You can provide public comment on these maps by emailing fireprevention@sanbruno.ca.gov.
For additional information, visit the San Bruno Fire Department's page on this update.