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Fire Map Meeting Scheduled for Feb. 9 at OASIS Center
posted: February 1st, 2012 01:04 pm |
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The Newport Beach Fire Department will host a meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the OASIS Senior Center to answer questions about the proposed adoption of Cal Fire’s Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps.
About 5,000 Newport Beach homes fall within the state’s Very High Fire Hazard Severity Map Zone, which includes homes along Buck Gully and Morning Canyon and stretches from Orchid down to Crystal Cove with most of Newport Coast also is included. If the maps are adopted, homeowners would face more intense scrutiny of fire hazards such as location of woodpiles, tree species, where trees are located and how many trees are clustered together as well as buffer zones for firefighters to access blazes. New construction also would face stricter regulation, and homeowners would have to disclose to future buyers that their houses fall within the Very High Fire Hazard area.
The Newport Beach City Council discussed the maps at a Jan. 24 Study Session meeting, but council members delayed a vote on adopting the proposed ordinance, saying it needed refinement as well as more public outreach; read our story here. The item will be on the Council’s Feb. 14 agenda.
The meeting at the OASIS Center will include an overview of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map, as well as an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.
The new map can be viewed at the Newport Beach Fire Department Administration Office (Building D) located at 3300 Newport Blvd. or on the city’swebsite.
The OASIS Senior Center is located at Fifth and Marguerite avenues.
