Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map Changes

This webinar took place on March 27, 2023.

Changes to the state’s fire hazard zones will have major impacts on local land use policies and wildfire management. Areas in both the Fire Hazard Severity Zone State Responsibility Area Map and the soon-to-be-released Local Responsibility Area Map have been recategorized into different severity levels. Join city officials, Cal FIRE, and the California Office of the Insurance Commissioner to learn about the maps’ methodology, as well as their effect on future insurance costs, fire mitigation efforts, planning, and zoning.  

Moderator:
Alex Hamilton, President, Fire Chiefs Department and Fire Chief, Oxnard

Presenter:
Daniel Berlant, Acting State Fire Marshal, CAL Fire
Jim McDougald, Staff Chief, CAL Fire
Michael Peterson, Deputy Commissioner on Climate and Sustainability, California Department of Insurance