Dunedin is fully urbanized and not mapped as a Florida Forest Service high wildfire zone, but Chapter 38 fire-code rules and Pinellas County burn bans manage seasonal brush-fire risk along greenways and undeveloped parcels.
Florida does not adopt formal wildland-urban interface (WUI) zones the way western states do, and Dunedin's developed coastal-pine character places it outside the highest-risk Florida Forest Service categories. Risk management instead flows through Chapter 38 of the city code, which incorporates the Florida Fire Prevention Code, plus Pinellas County's open-burning regulations and county-issued burn bans during drought. Owners of vacant or wooded parcels along Hammock Park, Honeymoon Island access corridors, and other green spaces remain responsible under Chapter 34 nuisance provisions to keep combustible vegetation cleared. Dunedin Fire Rescue coordinates with the Florida Forest Service on wildland response when needed.
Failure to maintain hazardous vegetation is enforced as a nuisance under Chapter 34 with daily fines; violating an active county burn ban can also incur misdemeanor liability.
See how other cities in Pinellas County handle wildfire zones.
See how Dunedin's wildfire zones rules stack up against other locations.
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