The introduction of California's latest fire hazard severity zone for Murrieta and progress on the future Keller Road/Interstate 215 interchange highlighted the Murrieta City Council meeting on April 15.The five-member council also approved a construction project on Murrieta Hot Springs Road and Alta Murrieta Drive, one of the city's busiest intersections.Fire Chief Bernard Molloy explained to the council that the Fire Safety Zone map had nothing to do with his department’s input and was based on the state’s fire marshal determining where the most dangerous fire zones were in the city. The map shown by the council and posted on the city website is located on its outskirts, where homes and businesses are close to the national forests. He said the state now has determined there a
