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IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR CITY OF PALM SPRINGS PROPERTY OWNERS
CAL-Fire's Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps for 2025. These updates reflect modern wildfire hazards and directly impact our Local Responsibility Areas (LRAs).
Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps evaluate “hazard,” not “risk”. They are like flood zone maps, where lands are described in terms of the probability level of a particular area being inundated by floodwaters, and not specifically prescriptive of impacts. “Hazard” is based on the physical conditions that create a likelihood and expected fire behavior over a 30 to 50-year period without considering mitigation measures such as home hardening, recent wildfire, or fuel reduction efforts. “Risk” is the potential damage a fire can do to the area under existing conditions, accounting for any modifications such as fuel reduction projects, defensible space, and ignition resistant building construction.
NOTE: The Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps are created and regulated solely by CAL-Fire's OSFM, While the City of Palm Springs / Palm Springs Fire Department did not develop these maps and has no authority to alter or regulate them, we provide this information to ensure that our community is well informed about these changes and their potential impact. KEY CHANGES INCLUDE: • Modification to the geographical boundaries of the Fire hazard Severity Zone. • New construction must meet Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) building codes. • Property sellers are now mandated to disclose the FHSZ status of their property to potential buyers.
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR CITY OF PALM SPRINGS PROPERTY OWNERS
CAL-Fire's Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps for 2025. These updates reflect modern wildfire hazards and directly impact our Local Responsibility Areas (LRAs).
Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps evaluate “hazard,” not “risk”. They are like flood zone maps, where lands are described in terms of the probability level of a particular area being inundated by floodwaters, and not specifically prescriptive of impacts. “Hazard” is based on the physical conditions that create a likelihood and expected fire behavior over a 30 to 50-year period without considering mitigation measures such as home hardening, recent wildfire, or fuel reduction efforts. “Risk” is the potential damage a fire can do to the area under existing conditions, accounting for any modifications such as fuel reduction projects, defensible space, and ignition resistant building construction.
NOTE: The Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps are created and regulated solely by CAL-Fire's OSFM, While the City of Palm Springs / Palm Springs Fire Department did not develop these maps and has no authority to alter or regulate them, we provide this information to ensure that our community is well informed about these changes and their potential impact. KEY CHANGES INCLUDE: • Modification to the geographical boundaries of the Fire hazard Severity Zone. • New construction must meet Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) building codes. • Property sellers are now mandated to disclose the FHSZ status of their property to potential buyers.
