Southern California saw its fire risk zones expand by 3.5 million acres in CalFire’s new hazard maps. Homeowners in those ...

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

Cal Fire said the maps are proactive, to be used in wildland-urban interface building standards for new construction and ...

Cal Fire has released new fire hazard severity zone maps for public review and comment, including maps for Tulare County, ...

Most cities in the region saw an increase in land labeled a “very high” fire hazard, according to new maps released by Cal ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps ... and begin enforcing heightened fire-safety regulations within the new zones.

“CAL FIRE’s maps support that goal through improving public education about hazard and the need for safety preparation.” The department of insurance said the maps will benefit the public via ...

This week, state fire officials released updated maps denoting fire hazard across Southern California. They say these designations aren't supposed to influence insurance rates. Backstory ...

San Diego County saw a nearly 9% decrease in acreage with “very high” fire hazard compared to 2011, Cal Fire reported this week in a release of new maps for areas under local and county fire ...