Your protection against retaliatory eviction
No. In California it is illegal for a landlord to retaliate against you for reporting a habitability problem, including a fire hazard, or for contacting the fire department or a code inspector about it.
Civil Code Section 1942.5 protects tenants who exercise these rights. If a landlord raises your rent, cuts services, or tries to evict you shortly after you reported a fire-safety problem or complained to an inspector, the law may treat that as retaliation. In certain situations there is even a legal presumption that punishment following soon after a protected complaint was retaliatory.
This protection matters, because fear of eviction stops many tenants from reporting the very dangers the law is meant to catch. You are allowed to report an unsafe condition without being punished for it.
Keep records of your reports and the dates of any landlord actions that followed. If you believe you are facing retaliation for reporting a fire hazard, a free, confidential review can explain your rights and options.
This is general information about California tenant rights, not legal advice. Every situation is different.