Risk Modeling Advisory Workgroup

PURPOSE

The Risk Modeling Advisory Workgroup (Workgroup) will provide a means to understand and model wildfire risk for a community and specified parcels through the input of mitigating factors. The Workgroup will provide a forum for subject matter experts in wildfire related fields to address wildfire risk modeling issues of statewide concern. CAL FIRE shall post the recommendations on how to understand and model risk for a community and specific parcel on the department’s internet website.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The Workgroup is being formed pursuant to Assembly Bill 642 (Chapter 375, Statutes of 2021) to act in an advisory capacity to CAL FIRE, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the Insurance Commissioner on wildfire risk modeling. This Workgroup reports to the Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee.