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The classification that determines whether Zone 0, defensible space, and California's other wildfire-safety rules apply to your property at all - Moderate, High, Very High, and SRA vs. LRA, explained.
Read more →What the Board of Forestry actually adopted on August 19, 2026 - the two-band safety-zone structure, the phased timeline, who it applies to, and what's still pending.
Read more →The Board approved the rule August 19, 2026 - here's exactly where it stands in the approval process and when it's expected to become legally enforceable.
Read more →California's defensible space rules cover 100 feet around a structure in three zones with different rules. Here's what each one actually requires.
Read more →The Board has been explicit that early enforcement is about education, not penalties. Here's what that actually means, and what's still unclear.
Read more →California's fire-disclosure enforcement bill died on the Assembly's inactive file. What it would have required, why the official page still calls it active, and why the new Zone 0 rule doesn't replace it.
Read more →Selling or buying a home in a California fire hazard zone? Here's the actual disclosure law, what it requires, and what the Legislature tried and failed to add to it.
Read more →CAL FIRE Units, Contract Counties, and the SRA/LRA split, explained plainly - and how each of California's ten most populous counties is actually covered.
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