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Service Description: <div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>A Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) is a mapped area that designates zones (based on factors such as fuel, slope, and fire weather) with varying degrees of fire hazard (i.e., moderate, high, and very high). FHSZ maps evaluate wildfire hazards, which are physical conditions that create a likelihood that an area will burn over a 30- to 50-year period. They do not take into account modifications such as fuel reduction efforts.</span></p><p><span>While FHSZs do not predict when or where a wildfire will occur, they do identify areas where wildfire hazards could be more severe and therefore are of greater concern. FHSZs are meant to help limit wildfire damage to structures through planning, prevention, and mitigation activities/requirements that reduce risk. The FHSZs serve several purposes: they are used to designate areas where California’s wildland urban interface building codes apply to new buildings; they can be a factor in real estate disclosure; and local governments consider fire hazard severity in the safety elements of their general plans.</span></p><p><span>This service includes proposed Fire Hazard Severity Zones for State Responsibility Area lands and separate draft Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones for Local Responsibility Area lands. Moderate, high, and very high FHSZs are found in areas where the State has financial responsibility for fire protection and prevention (SRA). Only very high FHSZs are found in Local Responsibility Areas (LRAs).</span></p><p><span>This service represents the latest release of FHSZ. It will be updated when a new version is released. As of August 2018, it represents fhszl11_1 and fhszs06_3. This dataset was downloaded from CAL FIRE Open Data Hub and prepared by Monterey County on April 13, 2021. </span></p></div></div></div>

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Description: A Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) is a mapped area that designates zones (based on factors such as fuel, slope, and fire weather) with varying degrees of fire hazard (i.e., moderate, high, and very high). FHSZ maps evaluate wildfire hazards, which are physical conditions that create a likelihood that an area will burn over a 30- to 50-year period. They do not take into account modifications such as fuel reduction efforts.While FHSZs do not predict when or where a wildfire will occur, they do identify areas where wildfire hazards could be more severe and therefore are of greater concern. FHSZs are meant to help limit wildfire damage to structures through planning, prevention, and mitigation activities/requirements that reduce risk. The FHSZs serve several purposes: they are used to designate areas where California’s wildland urban interface building codes apply to new buildings; they can be a factor in real estate disclosure; and local governments consider fire hazard severity in the safety elements of their general plans.This service includes proposed Fire Hazard Severity Zones for State Responsibility Area lands and separate draft Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones for Local Responsibility Area lands. Moderate, high, and very high FHSZs are found in areas where the State has financial responsibility for fire protection and prevention (SRA). Only very high FHSZs are found in Local Responsibility Areas (LRAs).This service represents the latest release of FHSZ. It will be updated when a new version is released. As of August 2018, it represents fhszl11_1 and fhszs06_3. This dataset was downloaded from CAL FIRE Open Data Hub and prepared by Monterey County on April 13, 2021.

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Comments: Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones for Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) within Monterey County.Fire Hazard Severity Zone classes from the map dated March 24, 2025, and representing all phases of the LRA rollout.The State Fire Marshal shall classify lands within local 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. Under the purpose of fire safety and prevention, and by statutory authority, The State Fire Marshal shall classify lands within Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) 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.The California laws and regulations associated with  Fire Hazard Severity Zones in LRA  are found in  California Government Code 51175-51189, and describe the objectives and processes by which these  data are developed, transmitted as a recommendation to local government agencies, and the subsequent required local ordinance adoption and documentation processes to see the zones finalized.This dataset was downloaded and prepared from CAL FIRE Open Data Hub and prepared by Monterey County on December 4, 2025.
Subject: Fire Hazard Severity Zone classes from the map dated March 24, 2025, and representing all phases of the LRA rollout
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Keywords: Fire,CAL FIRE,LRA,VHFHSZ,Hazard
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