EL CAJON, Calif. — A powerful new online tool from CAL FIRE is giving the public a clearer look at California’s wildfire history and helping the agency prepare for future fires. The interactive map ...

State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities. In some cases, homeowners in those zones will now have to comply with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Two months after deadly wildfires razed ...

Fire hazard has grown in Los Angeles County over the past decade, according to new state maps. What do the maps show? The Office of the State Fire Marshal found that the land area considered to have ...

The Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, published Monday for Southern California, show fire hazard creeping farther into some of L.A.'s most populous areas. “Very high” fire hazard severity now extends ...

Cal Fire has released new fire hazard severity zone maps for public review and comment, including maps for Tulare County, Woodlake, and Porterville. The new maps will impact future building projects ...

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials on Monday unveiled updated fire hazard maps for the High Desert and other portions of Southern California The new Cal Fire rankings, the ...

A firefighter hoses down flames during the May 29, 2021, Loma Fire in Santa Barbara. New CalFire fire hazard severity zone maps include parts of the Mesa neighborhood and TV Hill. Credit: Ray Ford / ...

Newly released draft fire risk maps from Cal Fire have updated changes in Solano County’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones, used by state and local firefighters to divide responsibility and monitor risks.

Cal Fire classified areas into three zones – moderate, high and very high. In Ventura County, acres designated in "very high" hazard zones expanded around 54%. State officials recently added tens of ...