A designated wild land fire area ("state responsibility area") that may contain substantial forest fire risks and hazards.
The seller must make this disclosure if:
• the seller, or the seller’s agent, has actual knowledge that the property is in a designated wild land fire zone; or
• the city or county has received a map of such properties which includes the seller’s property and has posted at the offices of the county recorder, county assessor, and county planning agency a notice regarding location of the map and any changes to it.*
(Public Resources Code Section 4136)
*If, when looking at the map, a reasonable person cannot tell with certainty whether or not the property is in the zone, the seller or seller’s agent must mark "YES" on the disclosure form, unless there can be attached to the form an expert’s report, prepared pursuant to Civil Code Section 1102.4(c), indicating that the property is not located in the zone.
These disclosures must be made on the Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement (NHDS) or on the Local Option Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement (LORETDS), provided the local jurisdiction has mandated use of a LORETDS for some disclosure purpose and the information and warnings are substantially the same as on the NHDS.
Example of a Proposed Fire Hazard Severity Map.
Click on map for full size, click again for closeup.
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