Virginia does not map wildfire hazard severity zones, and Chesterfield County has no wildfire-zone building or clearance overlay. Woodland fire risk is managed through the state 4 PM Burning Law and the Virginia Department of Forestry, not through designated zones.
Unlike Western states, Virginia has no state-designated wildfire hazard severity zones and imposes no wildland-urban-interface building code or defensible-space overlay. Chesterfield County therefore has no wildfire-zone map affecting construction, insurance or vegetation on your lot. Wildland fire is still a real seasonal risk, managed chiefly through Virginia's 4 PM Burning Law (VA Code 10.1-1142), which restricts burning near woodland Feb 15 through April 30, and through Virginia Department of Forestry response and prescribed-burn programs. Homeowners near forestland should still maintain clearance around structures voluntarily.
There are no wildfire-zone penalties; enforcement centers on the seasonal burning law, where violations are a Class 3 misdemeanor and escaped fires create liability for suppression costs.
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Chesterfield County, VA
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