California & Local Fire-Safety Law

CAL FIRE

California Public Resource Code (PRC) 4291 requires 100 ft of defensible space to the property line around structures to protect residents, first responders, and property. PRC 4291 does not address hazardous vegetation abatement beyond the property line of a parcel on which a protected building or structure is located.

COUNTY OF NEVADA

The County of Nevada’s Hazardous Vegetation Abatement Ordinance extends and supplements state law. The ordinance ensures defensible space is maintained on parcels adjacent to improved parcels, along emergency access, and evacuation routes.

Request a Defensible Space Inspection from the County of Nevada

Residents within the jurisdiction of Grass Valley and  Nevada City are subject to the vegetation management municipal codes of the respective municipality.

CITY OF GRASS VALLEY

City of Grass Valley Vegetation Management Municipal Code

CITY OF NEVADA CITY

City of Nevada City Vegetation Management Municipal Code

TRUCKEE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

• Truckee Fire Protection District: TruckeeFire.org 
  Request a Defensible Space Inspection from Truckee
  *Truckee Fire Protection District Defensible Space Ordinance 02-2012
  Defensible Space Inspection Requirement at Point of Sale 01-2019