Ventura County

Zone 0 status in Ventura County

Ventura County doesn't have its own local ember-resistant zone ordinance on file - it follows California's statewide Zone 0 rule (PRC §4291 / AB 3074), adopted by the Board of Forestry on August 19, 2026 and pending final state filing before it's legally effective. Your property's actual defensible-space requirements today depend on its Fire Hazard Severity Zone, not the county line.

Fire protection in Ventura County Ventura County is one of six “Contract Counties” in California's fire-protection system: CAL FIRE funds wildland fire protection in the county's State Responsibility Area, but the Ventura County Fire Department — not a CAL FIRE-run unit — actually staffs and operates it. The same arrangement covers five other counties statewide: Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, and Santa Barbara. Source

State Responsibility Area (SRA) excludes land inside incorporated city limits by law (Public Resources Code §4127) - so within the county, SRA generally means the unincorporated area; incorporated cities rely on their own city or district fire department instead, whether or not CAL FIRE also protects the county's SRA.

Local resource: Ready Ventura County: Wildfire

Statewide rule adopted, pending final filing The statewide Zone 0 rule (adopted August 19, 2026, pending final state filing) applies here based on your property's Fire Hazard Severity Zone, not a county-wide mandate.

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What this is, and isn't Zone Zero Check is an independent, AI-assisted informational tool. It is not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the State of California, and it does not satisfy the official Defensible Space Inspection required under Civil Code §1102.19 (AB 38) for a home sale. That documentation comes only from CAL FIRE or your local fire department, request it directly at fire.ca.gov/dspace.