Zone 0 Fire Hazard Designation in Ojai

Ojai has Very High, High, and Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zones present, varying by area rather than a single citywide tier. Ventura County Fire Protection District adopted the updated maps countywide via Ordinance 33 on May 20, 2025, effective July 1, 2025. As of July 26, 2026, no Ojai-specific Zone 0 fencing ordinance has been identified beyond the statewide draft.

Fire-hazard designation & local ordinance

FHSZ: Very High, High, and Moderate all present

Ojai has Very High, High, and Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zones present, varying by area rather than a single citywide tier; no blanket claim should be made for the whole community.

Ojai Valley News; "CAL FIRE releases fire severity maps with expanded Very High hazard areas for Ojai Valley." Source: Ojai Valley News, https://www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/government/cal-fire-releases-fire-severity-maps-with-expanded-very-high-hazard-areas-for-ojai-valley/article_d261fc01-f7b1-4326-95ad-5cff72b62118.html

SRA/LRA: LRA.

Ordinance adoption

Ventura County Fire Protection District adopted the updated maps countywide via Ordinance 33, approved May 20, 2025, effective July 1, 2025; this covers Ojai.

Ventura County Fire Protection District; CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map Update page. Source: VCFPD, https://fire.venturacounty.gov/cal-fire-fire-hazard-severity-zone-map-update/

Local Zone 0 fence-specific ordinance

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

Verify your own parcel: Because Ojai has multiple fire-hazard tiers present within city limits, 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.