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County fire officials brief Beaumont on updated wildfire hazard maps; council raises concerns about homeowner impacts
Summary
Riverside County Fire presented updates to State Fire Marshal wildfire hazard severity zone maps and local responsibility area requirements; council members questioned how the maps affect home sales, insurance and defensible‑space compliance and asked for outreach.
Riverside County Fire staff presented updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas to the Beaumont City Council on April 15, explaining new classifications and homeowner requirements and prompting questions from council about insurance impacts, inspections and outreach.
Supervising Fire Marshal Clay Shepherd and Assistant Fire Marshal Kylie Tillem described how the State Fire Marshal’s new maps expand areas designated as moderate, high and very high fire severity, and how those designations trigger requirements such as defensible space, building standards and disclosures at sale. Shepherd said the maps are driven by…
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