The Board of Forestry conducted a workshop on February 24
regarding the latest version of the proposed Fire Safe
Regulations. CSAC and other local government advocacy groups have
been closely monitoring the development of these regulations for
the past several months. This has included participation in
several workshops and a local government stakeholder meeting to
discuss the proposed changes and direct meetings with the Board
of Forestry members and staff.
At the February 24 workshop, county coalition members discussed
comments from the February 18 county coalition comment letter
submitted by CSAC, the Rural County Representatives of
California, and Urban Counties of California. The coalition
emphasized in its comment letter the unique role local
jurisdictions have in implementing the Board’s regulations, and
the continued need for partnership and cooperation between the
Board and counties.
The coalition letter also emphasized a few key points related to
the February 8 revisions including concerns about the thresholds
for limiting development on existing roads, among others, and
support for a tiered approach to public road improvements
balancing both public safety and private burden. The coalition
letter, along with all other letters regarding the Fire Safe
Regulations can be found here.
Materials for the workshop are available on the
Board’s website, under the “Regulatory Workshops” header and
the “February 24, 2021 Workshop” drop-down.
