The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has released updated fire hazard severity zones for ...

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

Still, the new maps show more areas of in the city of Santa Barbara have been dubbed as hazardous, the city said in a ...

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, March 24, showing where wildfires are most likely to occur within the next ...

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 Delaware.

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

they are separate from Cal Fire's maps that show the potential for fires based on fuel in a given area. Originally filed eight years ago, the maps haven't been updated as a whole. Instead ...

Areas of Soledad Natural Park, La Jolla Heights Natural Park, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve and UC San Diego are given the highest level of concern ...

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 ...

The updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas are now available for the public to review and ...