SB 629: Wildfires: fire hazard severity zones: post-wildfire safety areas.

This bill would amend the government code and public resources code to enhance wildfire safety. It would require the state fire marshal to identify areas within the perimeter of wildfires that burned 1,000 or more acres, destroyed 10 or more structures, or resulted in a fatality as post-wildfire safety areas. These areas would be designated and mapped, and local agencies would be required to post notices and maps online. The bill would also require the state fire marshal to publish the model and methodology used to develop fire hazard severity zones, and would exempt the designation of post-wildfire safety areas from rulemaking provisions. Additionally, the bill would require local agencies to review and update their safety elements in their general plans to address the risk of fire for post-wildfire safety areas. The bill would impose state-mandated local programs to ensure public awar…