A law (AB 38) went into effect on July 1, 2021 that requires a seller of a property to have documentation of a compliant defensible space inspection if the property is located in:

1. State Responsibility Area (SRA) ranked as either High or Very High fire hazard severity zone (FHSZ), or
2. Local Responsibility Area (LRA) ranked as Very High FHSZ

Determine if you are in SRA or Local Responsibility Area (LRA) by using the State Responsibility Area Viewer site. SRA is generally the mountainous terrain and not the valley floors. 

You can view the Fire Hazard Severity Zone map here.

AB 38 Inspection Requests

All requests for AB 38 inspections in the SRA must/should be referred to CAL FIRE using CAL FIRE’s website.

If you need an AB 38 inpsection for a property located within the LRA of our fire district, please use our DSI Request Form.