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are defined as follows: DIRECTOR. Director of the California Department of For- estry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). FIRE PROTECTION PLAN. A document prepared for a spe- cific project or development proposed for a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Area. It describes ways to minimize and mitigate potential for loss from wildfire exposure. FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES. Geographical areas designated pursuant to California Public Resources Codes, Sections 4201 through 4204 and classified as Very High, High or Moderate in State Responsibility Areas or as Local Agency

Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones designated pursuant to California Government Code, Sections 51175 through 51189.

The California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 1280 entitles the maps of these geographical areas as “Maps of the Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the State Responsibility Area of California.” FIRE-RESISTANT VEGETATION. Plants, shrubs, trees and other vegetation that exhibit properties, such as high moisture content, little accumulation of dead vegetation, and low sap or resin content, that make them less likely to ignite or contribute heat or spread flame in a fire than native vege- tation typically found in the region.

[Note: The following sources contain examples of types of vegetation that can be considered fire-resistant vegeta- tion. (Fire-resistant Plants for Home Landscapes, A Pacific Northwest Extension publication; Home Land- scaping for Fire, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Sunset Western Garden Book)]

IGNITION-RESISTANT MATERIAL. A type of building material that complies with the requirements in Section 704A.2 in the California Building Code.

LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREAS (LRA). Areas of the state in which the financial responsibility of preventing and suppressing fires is the primary responsibility of a city, county, city and county, or district.

STATE RESPONSIBILITY AREAS (SRA). Lands that are classified by the Board of Forestry pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 4125 where the financial responsibil- ity of preventing and suppressing wildfires is primarily the responsibility of the state.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FIRE AREAS

WILDFIRE. Any uncontrolled fire spreading through vegeta- tive fuels that threatens to destroy life, property or resources as defined in Public Resources Code, Sections 4103 and 4104. WILDFIRE EXPOSURE. One or a combination of radiant heat, convective heat, direct flame contact and burning embers being projected by vegetation fire to a structure and its imme- diate environment. WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE (WUI). A geographical area identified by the state as a “Fire Hazard Severity Zone” in accordance with the Public Resources Code, Sections 4201 through 4204, and Government Code, Sections 51175 through 51189, or other areas designated by the enforcing agency to be at a significant risk from wildfires.