Fire Hazard Boundaries: San Mateo County, California, 2015
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This polygon shapefile depicts fire hazard boundaries in the County of San Mateo, California. This dataset includes State Responsibility Areas (SRA) and Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) and hazard classifications. Classification of a zone as moderate, high or very high fire hazard is based on a combination of how a fire will behave and the probability of flames and embers threatening buildings. Each zone gets a score for flame length, embers, and the likelihood of the area burning. Scores are then averaged over the zone areas. Final zone class (moderate, high and very high) is based on the averaged scores for the zone. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has a legal responsibility to provide fire protection on all State Responsibility Area (SRA) lands, which are defined based on land ownership, population density and land use SRA designations undergo a thorough 5 year review cycle. The County of San Mateo, California holds authority over the LRA, which includes incorporated cities and cultivated agriculture lands. LRA fire protection is typically provided by city fire departments, fire protection districts, counties nd by CAL FIRE under contract to local government. This layer is part of a collection of GIS data for San Mateo County, California.
- Purpose
- This coverage can be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analyses of geospatial data.
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
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| Form | Shapefile |
| Extent | 4.516 |
| Place | Redwood City, California, US |
| Publisher | County of San Mateo Information Services Department |
| Date valid | 2015 |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Map data | Scale not given. ; EPSG::2227 W 122°31ʹ26ʺ--W 122°8ʹ55ʺ/N 37°42ʹ33ʺ--N 37°6ʹ16ʺW 122°31ʹ15ʺ--W 122°9ʹ4ʺ/N 37°42ʹ18ʺ--N 37°6ʹ29ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
| Creator | County of San Mateo Information Services Department |
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Subjects
| Subject | Government liability |
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| Subject | Fires and fire prevention |
| Subject | Fire risk assessment |
| Subject | Environmental impact analysis |
| Subject | San Mateo County (Calif.) |
| Subject | 2015 |
| Subject | Boundaries |
| Subject | Environment |
| Genre | Geospatial data |
| Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
| Supplemental information | More information can be found at: http://planning.smcgov.org/documents/san-mateo-county-hazards-california-state-fire-severity-zones. |
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| Use limitation | The County of San Mateo cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data. |
| WGS84 Cartographics | This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/bw380kx7913 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- County of San Mateo Information Services Department. (2015). Fire Hazard Boundaries: San Mateo County, California, 2015. San Mateo County. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/bw380kx7913
Collection
San Mateo County, California GIS Maps & Data
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