For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, showing where wildfires are most likely to occur within the next ...

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

Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the highest hazard zone by 26%.

One in 8 Californians now live in places at risk for the kinds of devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles this winter, according to a Washington Post analysis of new state fire maps.

All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of Delaware.

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

California's outdated utility fire maps raise concerns after recent wildfires. Despite calls for updates, regulators have ...

Despite a five-fold increase in state-designated danger zones, private carriers use their own risk templates for determining ...

Cooler temperatures and more rain in March helped some regions in the state. But forecasts reveal persistent drought and warmer temperatures to come.

California’s Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators ...

Cal Fire began rolling out updated fire maps in February, releasing maps for Northern and Central California in three prior phases. Berlant said rapidly changing weather delayed the updating of ...

California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CalFire, has been releasing these maps in installments over the last six weeks, beginning with counties in the state’s far north and ...