San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District

Fire Prevention & Fire Safety Tips

San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District 2009 Fire Code

Fire Alarm Guidelines

Prevention

Fire Wise Landscpe

Building Guidelines

Inspections

Ordinance Information

California Fire Code, 2007 Edition, With Certain Amendments, Additions, and Deletions
California Urban-Wildland Interface Code, 2006 Edition With Certain Amendments, Additions, and Deletions
08-08-2006 Newly released Ordinance:
For a complete copy of the San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 2006-01 , click here: SMG ORDINANCE 2006-01
For a complete copy of the San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 2002-02, click here: SMG ORDINANCE 2002-02

Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems

For more valuable information, please contact the following organizations by clicking their links.
National Fire Sprinkler Association
The Fire Sprinkler Network

Brush and Vegetation Information

For addition guidelines, refer to Ordinance 2002-02.

1. Trash, rubbish, debris and other combustible materials which create a fire hazard must be removed from the property and properly disposed of.

2. Maintain an effective fuel modification zone by removing and clearing away flammable vegetation and combustible growth from areas within one hundred feet (100') measured on a horizontal plane.

3. Improved properties of one (1) acre or less shall be cleared in their entirety.

4. Flat properties of more than one (1) acre shall have a minimum of one hundred feet (100') clearance from structures. Distance shall be measured in a horizontal plane.

5. Sloped properties (10% grade or greater) may require greater clearance on the down slope. The one hundred feet (100') distance shall be measured in a horizontal plane.

6. Roadways and/or driveways shall be cleared to at least the width of the roadway plus ten feet (10') on each side, and to a height of thirteen and one-half feet (13 1/2') above the road surface.

For additional information, contact Fire Prevention Services.

For additional excellent resource information regarding urban-wildland fire and watershed problems, refer to the Fire and Watershed Management publication online.

List of Area Consultants*

Download List Here.*

*Disclaimer: This list provides consultants who have previously worked within the San Miguel Fire Protection District; however, we make no guarantees or claims as to the individuals’ credentials, licenses, insurance, or abilities. We provide this list only as a convenience to you.