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Officials say new state fire‑hazard maps need local review; county to provide context
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County fire officials and elected leaders addressed the state’s newly released fire hazard severity zone maps, saying the maps use statewide modeling and do not incorporate all local conditions. Local jurisdictions will release adjusted maps and guidance during their 30‑day review windows.
Santa Barbara County fire officials and local elected leaders discussed the state’s newly released fire hazard severity zone maps and emphasized that local review is required to apply local conditions and access, officials said at a Solvang wildfire forum.
Fire Marshal Fred Tan described the state maps as broad, model‑driven products that use fuel, topography and historic fire behavior to estimate hazard. ‘‘It’s kind of a flood map for…
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