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County fire officials brief Upland on new Local Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps; homeowners in foothills newly affected
Summary
San Bernardino County Fire presented updated Local Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps and a required timeline for local action, warning homeowners in parts of Upland — including areas near Tesla and the campus corridor — that they face new or expanded 'high' and 'very high' classifications requiring disclosures and future building‑code measures.
San Bernardino County Fire officials briefed the Upland City Council on June 9 about recently released Local Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps and the steps homeowners and the city must take under state law.
Assistant Chief Jeff Birchfield and Assistant Fire Marshal Curtis Markoff explained the state fire marshal released zone recommendations this spring and that California law now requires local agencies to adopt designations (moderate, high and very high) within 120 days of receiving the recommendations. The county will adopt zone designations for areas within its jurisdiction; local agencies must designate zones for areas in their jurisdiction according to government code requirements.
What changed for Upland County staff showed map layers indicating an expansion of mapped areas in Upland and said recent modeling assigned more parcels into high and very‑high categories compared with older maps. Staff cited the area south of the 210…
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