Zone 0 Fire Hazard Designation in Mission Viejo

Mission Viejo has confirmed Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone areas, along with new High-severity zones added in CAL FIRE's 2025 map update. The Mission Viejo City Council adopted the updated maps on May 27, 2025. As of July 26, 2026, no Mission Viejo-specific Zone 0 fencing ordinance has been identified beyond the statewide draft rule.

Fire-hazard designation & local ordinance

FHSZ: Very High, plus new High zones

Mission Viejo has confirmed Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone areas, along with new High-severity zones added in CAL FIRE's 2025 map update. The city's own FHSZ maps page documents the current designations.

City of Mission Viejo; Fire Hazard Severity Zones Maps page. Source: City of Mission Viejo, https://www.missionviejo.gov/departments/community-development/fire-hazard-severity-zones-maps

SRA/LRA: LRA.

Ordinance adoption

The Mission Viejo City Council adopted the updated 2025 maps on May 27, 2025.

Local Zone 0 fence-specific ordinance

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

Verify your own parcel: Fire-hazard designations vary within most cities; verify your specific parcel on the official CAL FIRE FHSZ Viewer: 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.