Ross fire risk designation shifts with new maps

Santa Barbara County Agencies Release Fire Hazard Zone Maps for Public Comment

A month after CalFire released new fire hazard maps, local agencies have reviewed them and, in some cases, proposed amendments.  Santa Barbara County fire departments are not allowed to remove areas from the very high, high or moderate fire hazard severity zones, but can add areas based on local knowledge and fire history, according to county Fire Marshal Fred Tan.  Maps also consider “terrain-specific hazards, sundowner wind patterns and evacua…

Ross fire risk designation shifts with new maps

New state fire maps have moved much of Ross residents into a greater wildfire hazard zone. The Town Council voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt an ordinance designating the fire hazard severity zones. Most of the town’s residents are now in the “moderate” hazard category and will have to comply with state wildfire-related rules based on the designation. In 2021, the state required Cal Fire to identify wildfire hazards in “local responsibility…

Palm Springs downgraded from 'very high' to 'moderate' fire hazard severity zone in new state maps ⋆ The Palm Springs Post

Palm Springs Fire Chief Paul Alvarado explains the difference between a map of the city’s old fire hazard severity zones and one that was released last month. Palm Springs has been downgraded from a “very high” to a “moderate” fire hazard severity zone in newly released maps from the California State Fire Marshal, Fire Chief Paul Alvarado said Tuesday. The reclassification, which was released last month, is the first done by the state since 2010…