Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

CalFire released the last of its updated fire hazard severity maps on Monday, showing a 3.5 million acre expansion of Southern California’s zones. The largest increases were in the Antelope Valley and ...

In an update that could redefine community planning and safety measures, the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

Home and building owners in some parts of northeast Bakersfield will have to take additional fire prevention measures next ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Cal Fire released updated maps on Monday that show where wildfires are most likely to occur within the next several decades. The risk level on the maps are split into three ...

Cal Fire has released maps identifying the level of fire hazard severity that cities across eight Southern California counties face as part of efforts to prepare for and prevent wildfires. The updated ...

Cal Fire had already released fire maps for Northern and Central California this year. The new 2025 maps update the previous 2007-2011 models, with zone rankings based on vegetation, terrain ...

Cal Fire officials have released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps, marking the fourth and final round of hazard map updates since the previous release in 2011. The newly released ...

Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps were updated for San Diego County, and they show a 26% increase in acreage now designated as “very high" fire risk. According to Cal Fire, the determination of ...

Newly released hazard maps from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CalFire, show the City of Santa Maria is at low risk of wildfires, however, the updated maps show an ...

Now, local agencies will review the maps and eventually adopt them. Credit: Montecito Fire Department photo Do you live in a high fire hazard zone? CalFire has released updated fire hazard maps ...

Cal Fire has released fire hazard severity zone maps for Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The fire hazard severity zone maps are like ...