Fire Hazard

Updating information and resources from the 2021 ABAG Wildfire and Housing Cohort, this webinar brought local housing and wildfire professionals up to speed on the latest research, case studies and

ABAG provides technical assistance to Bay Area jurisdictions and wildfire professionals working at the intersection of wildfire risk and housing preservation, production, and protection. October 2025

In Session 4 of the " Wildfires – How to Preserve and Protect Housing" work group, speakers discussed how density can be added to our communities while also adding protection to homes and

In Session 3 of the " Wildfires – How to Preserve and Protect Housing" work group, the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) started the session with an overview of new state requirements on

In Session 2 of the " Wildfires – How to Preserve and Protect Housing" work group, speakers provided a deep dive into defensible space and home hardening including information on current science and

In Session 1 of the " Wildfires – How to Preserve and Protect Housing" work group, experts set the stage with an overview of the evolution of wildfires and the need for new tools, systems and

The Relient CA: Adaptation Clearinghouse is the State of California’s consolidated searchable database of resources for local, regional and statewide climate adaptation planning and policy-making. The

Climate change, as a threat multiplier, exacerbates existing inequalities in health, housing, land use, transportation and economic opportunities. Although there is mounting evidence of the unequal

The Hazard Viewer is a one-of-its-kind interactive map of regional hazards, curated from the most relevant, current maps for the nine-county Bay Area. It brings together the best set of mapping

The draft Fire Hazard Planning Technical Advisory is meant to assist cities and counties as they revise their General Plans with specific land use strategies to reduce fire risk to buildings