California's outdated utility fire maps raise concerns after recent wildfires.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

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 ...

The Cal Fire maps “are intended to drive local planning ... said the maps will benefit the public via education about where current wildfire hazards exist, which is essential to reducing the ...

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

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California's Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down. This story was originally published by CalMatters.

"Previously, Cal Fire's fire hazard maps only had a "very high" category ... The updated hazard zones are not intended to assess the current "risk" of wildfire damage but take a longer view ...

Cal Fire’s hazard maps are referenced in over 50 sections ... rebuild the same structure even if it no longer complies with current zoning requirements. However, both the city and county will ...

The maps show the risk of a wildfire caused by equipment owned by the state’s three major investor-owned utilities; they are separate from Cal Fire’s maps that show the potential for fires ...