Wildfire Zones: Sanger vs Selma

Sanger sits in the Central Valley floor and is not located within a CAL FIRE-designated State Responsibility Area or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Standard California Building Code fire-resistive construction requirements apply but the enhanced wildland-urban interface provisions do not apply within city limits.

Selma is located on the flat agricultural floor of the Central Valley in Fresno County and is not designated as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) by CAL FIRE. The city sits at approximately 300 feet elevation on level terrain surrounded by irrigated farmland, placing it well outside the foothill and mountain areas of eastern Fresno County where wildfire risk is concentrated. Because Selma falls within a Local Responsibility Area (LRA) rather than a State Responsibility Area (SRA), the more stringent wildfire building standards and defensible space requirements that apply to wildland-urban interface communities do not apply here. The Selma Fire Department provides structural fire protection for the city's approximately 24,000 residents across six square miles and follows the California Fire Code as adopted locally, but wildfire-specific regulations such as PRC 4291 defensible space mandates, AB 3074 extended defensible space zones, and Chapter 7A WUI building standards are not applicable within Selma city limits. Standard urban fire safety codes, property maintenance requirements, and building construction standards provide the fire protection framework for Selma properties.