The wildfire — which some agencies called the Laws Fire — was reported Sunday afternoon near the highway bridge over the ...

Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to ...

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

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 ...

Home and building owners in some parts of northeast Bakersfield will have to take additional fire prevention measures next year following the release of updated wildfire severity maps. The California ...

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians into its Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The zones, referenced in over 100 sections of code and regulation, are tied to home hardening, defensible ...

The blaze, which is being called the Silver Fire, was reported at around 2:10 p.m. on Sunday near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon ...

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

While most of California is prone to wildfires, the South Bay is seeing a significant increase in hazardous areas compared to others. Out of all the Bay Area cities, San Jose saw the largest increase ...

For the first time ever, California fire officials have identified the City of Santa Maria as having the potential risk of a ...

The Vacaville City Council will discuss new fire severity zone maps from Cal Fire, which increase the risk levels of various areas in and around the city. While city leaders have acknowledged ...

After seeing his premiums quadruple in the past three years, Shawn Faircloth wondered if a new wildfire designation could spell yet another insurance hike for his San Juan Capistrano home.