Zone 0 Fire Hazard Designation in Riverside

The City of Riverside has Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone areas in its southern and foothill portions only; this is not a citywide designation. As of July 26, 2026, no Riverside-specific Zone 0 fencing ordinance has been identified beyond the statewide draft.

Fire-hazard designation & local ordinance

FHSZ: Very High in southern and foothill portions only

The City of Riverside has Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone areas in its southern and foothill portions only; this is not a citywide designation. Do not read this page as stating that all of Riverside is in a Very High tier.

City of Riverside; Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones Local Responsibility Areas (2025) dataset. Source: City of Riverside Open Data, https://geodata-cityofriverside.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/CityOfRiverside::very-high-fire-hazard-severity-zones-local-responsibility-areas-2025/explore

SRA/LRA: LRA.

Ordinance adoption

No specific adoption ordinance number or date has been confirmed for the City of Riverside in our research; the tier and sourcing above stand on their own without asserting a specific ordinance citation.

Local Zone 0 fence-specific ordinance

None identified for the City of Riverside. Statewide Zone 0 remains a draft; see our statewide Zone 0 explainer rather than re-explaining it here.

Verify your own parcel: Because Riverside's Very High designation applies only to its southern and foothill portions, 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.