Official Zone Zero resources for Santa Barbara County

Primary sources

Where the rules actually live

• Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (bof.fire.ca.gov): the Zone 0 regulatory drafts, including the April 17, 2026 text.
• CAL FIRE (fire.ca.gov): Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, the official Zone 0 FAQ, and defensible space guidance. The 2025 remap lives here.
• OSFM FHSZ viewer: look up your exact parcel's tier, the decisive first check anywhere in this county.
• Santa Barbara City Fire Department: the independent AHJ for the city, whose council adopted the revised 2025 maps on June 17, 2025.
• Santa Barbara County Fire Department (sbcfire.com): the AHJ for Goleta and the unincorporated communities, running Zone 0 field inspections since June 2026, and CAL FIRE's SRA contract partner for the backcountry.
• Lompoc Fire Department and Santa Maria Fire Department: the independent city AHJs in North County.
• Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District: the independent special-district AHJ for the Carpinteria Valley.
• IBHS (ibhs.org): the ember-intrusion research underlying the ember-resistant zone standard.
• Statewide context: Zone Zero California, the network's statewide guide and zone checker.

Regulations move. Final Zone Zero rules are expected in late 2026, and local adoptions continue. Anything time-sensitive on this site should be verified against these sources before you make decisions.