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Roseville council gives first reading to ordinance adopting state fire-hazard severity maps
Summary
City council held a first reading and unanimous vote to adopt state-designated fire hazard severity zones for Roseville and will transmit the ordinance to the State Fire Marshal by the statutory deadline; staff and a public commenter urged clearer public outreach on maps and website display.
The Roseville City Council introduced for first reading an ordinance to adopt the State Fire Marshal’s moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity maps for the city and voted unanimously to move the ordinance forward.
The ordinance formally designates areas within Roseville as moderate and high fire hazard severity zones under California Government Code §51178 and the state model used by the State Fire Marshal. City Fire Chief Ryan Harrigan and Division Chief and Fire Marshal Mike Bradley told the council the designations are based on statewide criteria that emphasize ember spread and expected fire behavior under extreme conditions.
Harrigan said the maps are a hazard assessment, not…
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