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Fire chief warns new state hazard maps could prompt building‑code changes in Desert Hot Springs
Summary
Fire Chief Brian White told the Public Safety Commission that state‑required local fire hazard severity maps expected in March could trigger building‑code changes, escrow inspections and insurance concerns; the city must accept the maps into municipal code within 120 days of release.
Fire Chief Brian White told the Desert Hot Springs Public Safety Commission on March 13 that state‑mandated local fire hazard severity maps expected in March could force local building‑code adjustments and raise insurance and inspection requirements for residents. The chief said the city will be required to adopt the maps into the municipal code within 120 days of their release.
The maps, Chief White said, are produced using satellite imagery, fuel modeling, weather data and “some of it is artificial intelligence.” He…
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