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Committee backs voluntary home-hardening certification program to reduce wildfire losses

2899234 · April 7, 2025
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Summary

AB 1143 would direct the State Fire Marshal to convene a working group and create a voluntary statewide home-hardening certification program that defines comprehensive measures (including defensible space) to reduce structure losses in wildfires; the committee advanced the measure to Natural Resources.

AB 1143, authored by Assembly Member Bennett, would direct the State Fire Marshal to convene stakeholders and establish a voluntary home-hardening certification program identifying comprehensive measures, including defensible space, that qualify a home for certification.

Bennett told the committee that home hardening…

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