Rebuilders and designers in LA County fire zones
Free checklist for an LA County fuel modification plan: exemption check, Zones 1 to 3, the plant list and what your scaled landscape plan must show.
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How it works
What you get
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Fuel break plan door.
Modeled on: LA County Fire Department Fire Rebuild FAQ and Common Fuel Modification Exemptions (2026)
From public data
is the outer limit of LA County's fuel modification Zone 3, within property lines; Zone 1 is the first 30 feet
Source: LA County Fire Department, Fire Rebuild FAQ (January 2026)
Name your fuel break and answer four questions. Read a draft scoping letter and decision memo under the fuel-break CE (16 U.S.C. 6592b), free.
Questions
No. LA County Fire says anyone can prepare the fuel modification plan, as long as it is drawn to scale and lists plants by scientific name.
Zone 1 within 30 feet of the structure, Zone 2 out to 100 feet, and Zone 3 up to 200 feet, all within property lines, plus the building footprint and all existing and proposed vegetation.
LA County lists common exemptions, including structures outside Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in local responsibility areas and outside State Responsibility Areas, and work that doesn't need a building permit.
Related doors
What's the name of your fuel break?
What's the name of your burn unit?
Where is the treatment area?
Which department and service area?
Where do you want to burn?
Which community or fire district is it for?
Answer it and ePlan opens the Fuel break plan door, which drafts the paperwork.