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Request a Zone 0 inspection in Orange County

Tell us where your property is.

Quick answer: An inspection documents the 0 to 5 foot ember-resistant zone — fencing, gates, hardscape, and vegetation conditions — in a dated, photographed report. You choose and hire who does any resulting work.

What happens after you submit

1. We check your parcel. Your address is matched against CAL FIRE's 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps and your city's adopted local map.

2. You get a plain-English rundown. Which tier you're in, which Zone 0 requirements apply, what your fire authority (OCFA or your city's own department) will look for, and what is required, proposed, or recommended for you.

Prefer to talk it through? Call (949) 741-8243 Calls are answered by an automated AI assistant and may be recorded and transcribed..

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Your request goes to our team for review. We follow up.

Questions

Quick answers

Is my city OCFA or a municipal fire department?

OCFA serves most Orange County cities and the unincorporated canyons. Anaheim, Placentia, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, and Huntington Beach run their own departments. The address check identifies the AHJ for your address.

Is Zone 0 required for my existing Orange County home?

As of September 19, 2026 there is no statewide Zone 0 regulation in force. The Board of Forestry emergency filing (OAL 2026-0828-03E) was withdrawn September 8, 2026. AB 3074 directed the state to create an ember-resistant zone; that is not a current statewide rule requiring Zone 0 to be kept clear. Existing defensible-space law still applies: PRC section 4291 and Government Code section 51182, plus local defensible-space rules. OCFA Guideline C-05 is a new-construction fuel-mod plan-review rule, not a countywide existing-home ordinance. The first five feet is Recommended now.

Who can do fence work in the first five feet?

Hired fence work at $1,000 or more in labor and materials, work that needs a permit, or work that uses hired workers generally requires a CSLB license (Class C-13 for fencing). Owner-builder and minor-work exemptions can apply.