Selling in a Fire Zone: Know the New FHDS

Posted by Kevin McElroy on Sep 23, 2025 4:00:58 PM

Selling in a Fire Zone: Know the New FHDS

Wildfire risk in California is no longer a seasonal occurrence, but a year-round reality.

For REALTORS® selling homes in high-risk fire zones, a series of disclosure rules, inspection requirements, and client anxieties must be addressed. Mistakes can cost clients money, delay transactions, and even result in liabilities for all parties.

While you enjoy lunch on us, you will learn the following:

  • The obligations under AB 38 - what’s changed and what hasn’t.
  • Updates on California’s Fire Hazard Disclosure Statement (FHDS) 
  • How to prep clients on defensible space inspections
  • How to leverage the Cal Fire website for listing preparation and buyer research
  • The ins and outs of Natural Hazard Disclosures (NHDs) in fire zones

If you’re selling homes in California’s high-fire-risk zones, you can’t afford to wing it on fire disclosures. 

Wednesday, October 15th
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
PSAR El Cajon
Lunch will be served

Get to know the speakers:

Brandi McLaughlin is a Forestry Technician with Cal Fire’s San Diego Unit who brings  frontline expertise in wildfire prevention and defensible space practices across San Diego County.

Don Sharp, a U.S. Navy veteran and Regional Account Manager, has nearly 20 years of experience guiding REALTORS® through natural hazard disclosures, equipping them with the knowledge and tools to protect clients and close transactions effectively.

Class and Lunch Sponsorship by:

Fidelity Home Waranty with Debi Levenson

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Topics: Education