California Public Resources Code Section 4202

CA Pub Res Code § 4202 (2017)  

The director shall classify lands within state responsibility areas into fire hazard severity zones. Each zone shall embrace relatively homogeneous lands and shall be based on fuel loading, slope, fire weather, and other relevant factors present, including areas where winds have been identified by the department as a major cause of wildfire spread.

(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 366, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2009.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018