California AB1960 establishes a wildfire mitigation validation program for communities to achieve recognition for wildfire preparedness.

California AB1960 creates a wildfire mitigation validation program to recognize communities that meet certain wildfire preparedness criteria. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee, will set the minimum percentage of homes that must be certified by a home hardening certification program to qualify as an "identified cohesive fire community." The bill outlines increasing percentages of homes that must be certified over time, starting at 10 percent in the 2028–29 fiscal year and reaching 50.

California AB1960 establishes a wildfire mitigation validation program for communities to achieve recognition for wildfire preparedness.

California AB1960 creates a wildfire mitigation validation program to recognize communities that meet certain wildfire preparedness criteria. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee, will set the minimum percentage of homes that must be certified by a home hardening certification program to qualify as an "identified cohesive fire community." The bill outlines increasing percentages of homes that must be certified over time, starting at 10 percent in the 2028–29 fiscal year and reaching 50.