Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard ... in all three cities, the zones grew by more than 13,000 acres. The number of acres zoned as “very high” in ...

California's wildfire ... and towns where local fire departments are responsible for managing wildfire. The parts of the state where CalFire is in charge were remapped in late 2022 and also depicted a ...

New hazard designations increase the number of homes that must comply with wildfire building codes during reconstruction.

Many residents who’ve lost their homes have expressed strong support for putting power lines underground so they cannot blow ...

The number of acres in the top two fire zones that must comply with stiffer, fire-safe building codes increased 76% in Southern California areas protected by local firefighters, new state hazard ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than ...

California's wildfire hazard zones, categorized as "high" or "very high" risk, have significantly expanded since 2011. This expansion is attributed to climate change, improved modeling techniques ...