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

“Altadena and Pasadena in the previous map only had a very small strip along the foothills and the bottom ... failed to identify Altadena as a high-hazard area,” Jack Cohen, a retired research ...

The updated maps continue to show the entire 23,700-acre Palisades Fire area remains ... “Altadena and Pasadena in the previous map only had a very small strip along the foothills and the ...

The new maps incorporate information on topography, fire weather, flame length, past fire history, vegetation type and the overall likelihood of a wildfire igniting in the area. "Embers are one of ...

Now through March 31, Loveland Parks and Recreation is accepting public comments on the newly updated Foothills Natural Area Management ... them the same.” A map of the Skyline and Dakota ...

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

Pasadena Unified is laying off teachers and ... The exodus, fomented by a lack of affordable housing in the area, an abundance of charter school options and a competitive private school market ...

The cash-strapped Pasadena Unified School District is suing ... including the Camp fire that destroyed the Sierra Foothills community of Paradise and killed more than 80 people.

These updated hazard zones are part of Cal Fire's "Phase 4" recommendations, focusing on fire severity across Southern California, including L.A. County. Significant portions of L.A., particularly in ...

where the tight-knit community of Altadena is nestled in the foothills just north of Pasadena. Fierce winds pushed the flames through neighborhoods, making this one of the top five most ...