![]() ![]() Box 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244-2460.Ĭheri Carlson covers the environment and county government for the Ventura County Star. 3 to or to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, C/O: FHSZ Comments, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, P.O. Send written comments on the proposed map by Feb. Tuesday in Freedom Center, 515 Eubanks St. Locally, officials will take comments on the proposed map at a hearing at 1 p.m. Requirements such as real estate disclosures and building codes already applied consistently to all three zones, Araghi said. Incident Management Team No team assigned. Latitude / Longitude 39.023,-122.7145 Admin Unit CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit. Scientists considered wildfire history, predicted flame length, blowing embers, typical fire weather and other factors, according to Cal Fire.Ī designation change for an area does not affect what current regulations apply to the properties, officials said. 20 Contained 25 Acres 1 County: Lake Last Updated 9:29 PM. It does not include cities or large urban regions. ![]() Nearly a year later, three people died in the Woolsey Fire that burned close to 97,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,600 structures in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.Ĭal Fire's proposed map only includes unincorporated, rural locations in California where the state has the responsibility to respond to fires. Two people died and 1,063 structures were destroyed. In December 2017, the Thomas Fire burned nearly 282,000 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. In recent years, the county experienced devastating wildfires, he said. The increase came as little surprise to local fire officials, said Massoud Araghi, fire marshal with the Ventura County Fire Department. In Ventura County, the proposed "very high" category includes more than 341,000 acres – or 96% of the rural, unincorporated area – up 21% from the 2007 version. See full map: Click here to view the interactive map The proposed changes show an increase in fire hazard in the county and statewide since the map was last updated in 2007.Īround 17 million acres or nearly 55% of California's rural, unincorporated areas were included in the "very high" zone in the proposal. It classifies locations in three zones – moderate, high and very high. The map ranks rural, unincorporated areas throughout the state based on how likely they are to experience wildfires. ![]() Nearly all of rural, unincorporated Ventura County may be at "very high" fire risk, according to a hazard zone map proposed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. ![]()
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