San Andreas, CA…At the Board of Forestry meeting this week, staff announced that the June 22, 2021, regulatory hearing on its proposed Fire Safe Regulations would be held before the full board. The formal 45- day comment period on the proposal began when the rulemaking package was noticed with the Office of Administrative Law in April and will conclude at the close of the regulatory hearing on June 22nd. RCRC is urging concerned counties to submit comments to the BOF to amplify local government opposition to the proposed regulations.

The State Fire Safe regulations set forth basic wildfire protection standards for development in the State Responsibility Area and, beginning July 1, 2021, the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones of the Local Responsibility Area.

Registration for the regulatory hearing can be found here. The full regulatory package can be accessed on the BOFs Proposed Rule Packages webpage. Please contact Tracy Rhine at trhine@rcrcnet.org for further information.