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

Utility maps of wildfire risk need updating, says the California Public Advocate—and utilities agree. State regulators voted ...

For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, ...

See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.

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 ending ...

California's outdated utility fire maps raise concerns after recent wildfires.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

California lands are classified as either moderate ... not the Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps,” according to the state insurance department. Cal Fire maps are specifically developed to see where the ...

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

Territory deemed “high” or “very high” hazard exploded across the state, increasing 168% since 2011. Also see: Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps All told ...

Janet Ruiz, spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute that represents many major insurance companies, said it's ...