Description: PRC 4201 - 4204 and Govt. Code 51175-89 direct the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to map areas of significant fire hazards based on fuels, terrain, weather, and other relevant factors. These zones, referred to as Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ), define the application of various mitigation strategies to reduce risk associated with wildland fires. CAL FIRE is remapping Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) for State Responsibility Areas (SRA) and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ) in Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) to provide updated map zones, based on new data, science, and technology. This specific dataset provides the approved boundaries for SRA FHSZ's and also displays recommended Very High FHSZ's in the Local Responsibility Area (LRA) from 2007-2011. Due to regulatory processes, there are lands that are no longer classified as SRA and have become classified as LRA yet had a FHSZ designation from the 2007 SRA FHSZ map adoption. To verify your Fire Hazard Severity Zone in LRA, please contact your local agency. This layer also displays the Federal responsibility areas. There will be no FRA FHSZ’s, since CalFIRE does not assess Federal Lands. The official CALFIRE FHSZ data is available at: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/03beab8511814e79a0e4eabf0d3e7247/Please refer to CALFIRE for official datasets and questions.
Service Item Id: 236f29fcd81d476c96407ff7339d4c69
Copyright Text: LUEG-GIS, CAL FIRE recognizes the important contribution of various local government entities that contributed data, maps, and comments that were critical components of the FHSZ mapping process. Please visit the CalFire Fire Hazard Severity Zone page for more information:https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-hazard-severity-zones