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

However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring. That’s after Southern California was already devastated by wildfires in winter.

Hazard severity zone maps are critical in California law, being cited in more than 50 sections. Properties in "high" and "very high" zones must adhere to fire-safe construction rules, such as ...

Insurance issues are not likely to ease for Hamers and others in his neighborhood considering new Fire Hazard Severity Maps that continue to place Hamers' neighborhood north of Benton Drive in a zone ...

The California ... go to its maps online. The maps issued by the city of Redding and the state maps are not the same, and the state maps enable viewers to compare old severity zone rating areas ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than ...

With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps this ... newly expanded zone will be required to rebuild to a heightened fire-resistant building code. California ...

California's wildfire hazard zones, categorized as "high" or "very high" risk, have significantly expanded since 2011. This expansion is attributed to climate change, improved modeling techniques ...