Senate Bill 610 sought to eliminate a decades-old system of classifying state and local lands into 'moderate,' 'high' or 'very high' fire hazard zones.
A bill that sought to overhaul California's system for wildfire hazard mapping has died in the state Assembly. Senate Bill 610, introduced in June by Sen. Scott Wiener , sparked heated debate over its plan to eliminate the decades-old system of ranking state and local lands as 'moderate,' 'high' or 'very high' fire hazard severity zones — designations that influence development patterns and building safety standards based on an area's probability of burning.
Rose said he viewed Thursday's decision as a victory for the more than 150 organizations that weighed in against the bill in a series of open letters to Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators. 'We look forward to collaborating with the Legislature in steering new housing away from high-risk areas while supporting equitable and climate-resilient development in existing communities,' he said.
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