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Victorville council adopts updated local fire hazard severity zone map
Summary
The City of Victorville adopted an updated local fire hazard severity zone map required by California Government Code section 51178, designating new high-severity areas and flagging new building requirements that will affect future development in those zones.
The Victorville City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2455 on May 20, 2025, adopting the local fire hazard severity zone map recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to California Government Code section 51178. The vote was 4–0 (Mayor Pro Tem Herriman absent).
City staff said the updated map identifies new high-severity areas primarily along the riverbed and in the city’s southern edge. Building official Joe Slegers and Deputy Fire Marshal Jeremy Kosick told the council the new map uses weather- and wind-based modeling (including embercast) and will change permitting and construction expectations for some future development in designated zones.
The ordinance formalizes the map’s adoption and starts the city’s compliance process. Staff and Slegers told…
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