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Board adopts state fire hazard severity maps and approves county fire hazard reduction program; officials warn of expanded scope
Summary
The Board adopted Ventura County Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 33 to accept the state’s 2025 local responsibility area fire hazard severity zone maps and approved the county’s 2025 Fire Hazard Reduction Program, steps county staff say will expand the number of parcels subject to defensible‑space and home‑hardening rules.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors adopted Ventura County Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 33 on May 13, accepting the California State Fire Marshal’s proposed 2025 Local Responsibility Area (LRA) fire hazard severity zone maps. The board also approved the Fire Hazard Reduction Program (FHRP) for 2025 and a resolution authorizing the fire chief to abate identified out‑of‑compliance properties.
Fire marshal Joe Morelli told the board the state maps are the first update in 15 years and must be adopted under state law; local jurisdictions may not use the process to reduce mapped hazard areas. The county’s review found the proposed mapping increases the number of parcels in very high fire hazard zones from roughly 48,000 to about 59,000 and…
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