California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 7 - Fire Protection
Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard
Article 2 - Fire Hazard Reduction Standard for Railroad Right-of-Way
Section 1293 - Minimum Standards
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Railroad rights-of-way shall be maintained in accordance with the following minimum fire hazard reduction standards:
(a) Area within ten (10) feet of outside rail, including ballast and towpath. The area must be kept clear of flammable material that by its physical arrangement or its accumulation is likely to contribute to the propagation of railroad-caused fires.
(b) Area within twenty-five (25) feet of outside of rail, including ballast and towpath. The minimum 10 foot standard will be extended to 25 feet if such an area has experienced one (1) or more preventable railroad-caused fire(s) in the previous five (5) years. An identified fire start area shall be maintained free of accumulation up to 25 feet as specified for 1/4 mile linear distance on either side of the fire start area and along both sides of the rail track.
(c) Culverts (Conduits) located on right-of-way. Inlet and outlet portals of culverts located within a distance of 25 feet from an outside rail must be kept clear of flammable material for a distance not less than five (5) feet.
(d) Tunnel portals. These areas must be kept clear of all flammable materials, not an integral part of such tunnel portals, for a minimum distance of 30-feet.
1. New section filed 1-22-88; operative 2-21-88 (Register 88, No. 6).
Note: Authority cited: Section 4296.5, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 4296.5, Public Resources Code.
