Zone 0 Fire Hazard Designation in Big Bear Lake

Big Bear Lake's fire-hazard designation varies within the city; the Village area checks as Moderate, while Moonridge checks as Very High. As of July 26, 2026, we have not confirmed the city has formally adopted the 2025 maps by ordinance, and no Big Bear Lake-specific Zone 0 fencing ordinance has been identified.

Fire-hazard designation & local ordinance

FHSZ: varies within the city

Big Bear Lake's fire-hazard designation varies within the city; the Village area checks as Moderate, while Moonridge checks as Very High. This varies by sub-area; no single blanket tier applies uniformly across the city.

City of Big Bear Lake; CAL FIRE Hazard Severity Zones page. Source: City of Big Bear Lake, https://citybigbearlake.com/index.php/en/community-main/cal-fire-hazard-severity-zones

SRA/LRA: LRA (per the city's own application metadata).

Ordinance adoption: unconfirmed

Adoption status: The city's map-adoption ordinance is unconfirmed. The city's BBFA2025-001 is a fire-code item, not a map-adoption ordinance; do not cite it as such. Do not read this page as stating the city has formally adopted the 2025 maps.

Local Zone 0 fence-specific ordinance

None identified for Big Bear Lake. Statewide Zone 0 remains a draft; see our statewide Zone 0 explainer rather than re-explaining it here.

Verify your own parcel: Because Big Bear Lake has fire-hazard tiers that vary within the city and the 2025 map adoption is unconfirmed, checking your specific parcel on the official CAL FIRE FHSZ Viewer is especially important here: https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-hazard-severity-zones

Fire-hazard designation information on this page reflects our understanding as of July 26, 2026; designations and ordinances may change. Verify current requirements with CAL FIRE or your local fire authority.