Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 4. FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4001 - 4958]
( Division 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144. ) PART 2. PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4101 - 4789.7]
( Part 2 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144. ) CHAPTER 1. Prevention and Control of Forest Fires [4101 - 4209.5]
( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144. ) ARTICLE 9. Fire Hazard Severity Zones [4201 - 4204.1]
( Article 9 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 806, Sec. 3. ) 4202.
The State Fire Marshal shall classify lands within state responsibility areas into fire hazard severity zones. Each zone shall embrace relatively homogeneous lands and shall be based on fuel loading, slope, fire weather, and other relevant factors present, including areas where winds have been identified by the department as a major cause of wildfire spread.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 225, Sec. 13. (AB 9) Effective January 1, 2022.)