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CAL FIRE noncombustible fence-to-house transition

CAL FIRE guidance calls for noncombustible material where a fence connects to a house.

A panel or gate material can address the transition. Layout, attachment, distance, and the rest of the fence still need project review.

guidance · California · Last verified 2026-08-24 · JSON (CC BY 4.0)

Published requirement text

“fence that connects to the house”

Hardening Your Home — CAL FIRE

Where this instrument is documented

Instrument cal-fire-home-hardening.

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Machine-readable constraints

Attribute	Operator	Value
assemblyRole	in	fence-panel–gate
noncombustible	eq	true

Products with documented matching attributes

Open the Build rules that quote this requirement

Product	Category	Status	Documented match evidence
AluGlobus Zone Zero aluminum fence system	fencing	Attribute match	2 cited fields Assembly role: fence panel Noncombustible: Yes
AluGlobus Zone Zero aluminum gate system	fencing	Attribute match	2 cited fields Assembly role: gate Noncombustible: Yes
BarrierBoss black-frame metal privacy fence kit	fencing	Attribute match	2 cited fields Assembly role: fence panel Noncombustible: Yes

Sources

Hardening Your Home — CAL FIRE (official). Accessed 2026-08-24.

CAL FIRE noncombustible fence-to-house transition. FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/requirements/cal-fire-fence-transition/. Last verified 2026-08-24.