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New Cal Fire hazard maps drive Lafayette to press ConFire for local data, public outreach
Summary
Councilmembers used a March 7 workshop to review new state/ConFire wildfire hazard maps released Feb. 24, ask staff to gather local data and to coordinate public information and targeted town halls with Contra Costa Fire (ConFire) and utilities.
Lafayette councilmembers spent a major portion of a March 7 special meeting discussing new wildland fire hazard maps released by state agencies and Contra Costa Fire. Staff told the council the maps were posted Feb. 24 and are open for public comment; ConFire must transmit its updated map and related ordinance within 120 days.
Staff summarized the mapping methodology, which models ember/brand dispersal from wildland areas and uses vegetation and slope data to estimate wildfire hazard. Councilmembers and staff expressed concerns that the model emphasizes wildland fuels and ember travel and does not appear…
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