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 ...

For the first time since 2011—and in the wake of January’s historically destructive Los Angeles infernos—Cal Fire has updated its Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for areas of the state that are served ...

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

Though prior versions had distinguished between “moderate,” “high” and “very high” hazard zones in areas under Cal Fire’s remit, the maps only showed the most dangerous bits of the local ...