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Council introduces ordinance adopting Cal Fire hazard severity map for Chico; staff flagged additional local high‑risk areas to revisit when state guidance is明确
Summary
The council introduced an ordinance adopting the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) local responsibility area fire severity map for Chico and noted the city’s own Community Wildfire Protection Plan identified additional local high‑risk areas the city may add once the state issues implementation guidance.
The City Council introduced an ordinance adopting the fire hazard severity zones mapped by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) for areas inside Chico. Fire Department staff explained that state law (Government Code §51178) requires local jurisdictions to make the Cal Fire maps available and adopt them or add areas where local analysis supports higher hazard designations.
Cal Fire provided revised…
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