On March 24, 2025, the State Fire Marshal released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps to local agencies. These zones are tied to safety requirements aimed at reducing wildfire risk. They are developed using a science-based and field-tested model that assigns a hazard score based on the factors that influence fire likelihood and fire behavior.
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes was identified as having a combination of Moderate, High, and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) within our jurisdiction. Notably, the State Fire Marshal's proposed update removes significant portions of the City from the Very High designation, which has covered virtually all of RPV since 2008, due to updated methodology that takes the Peninsula’s specific climate and environment into consideration.
To learn more about the updates and new methodology, join the City and the Los Angeles County Fire Department for a Fire Hazard Zone Update Info Session. This will be an opportunity to also learn about brush clearance implications and share your feedback, before the City Council considers adopting the map at its June 17, 2025 meeting.
An interactive Cal Fire map and additional information are available on the City website at rpvca.gov/emergency.
Meeting Info
The Fire Hazard Zone Update Info Session will take place on April 30, 2025, at 6 p.m. in McTaggart Hall at Hesse Park, located at 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard. The meeting will be broadcast live on RPVtv Cox 33/FiOS 38 and livestreamed to the City’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/rpvchannel33. Refreshments will be served.
If you have questions about the Info Session, please email RPV Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Luna Mohammad at lmohammad@rpvca.gov.
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in programs, services, activities and meetings, contact the City's ADA Coordinator/Risk Manager at 424-327-3982, adarequests@rpvca.gov, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, at least 48 hours in advance to request an auxiliary aid or accommodation.