For now, city staff have been directed to prepare a report on a stretch of River Road between Evan Street and Downs Drive.

New interactive online map shows if you're in a tsunami hazard zone; some spots are inland You might think you’re safe being further inland, but it’s all in the lay of the land.

Two months after the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, Cal Fire has released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the county. The surveys use various criteria to identify ...

Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in jurisdictions where the state will apply stricter fire-safety building requirements.

If you don’t have prior knowledge of whether you’re in a tsunami hazard zone, and no maps or evacuation signs are available, aim for spots 100 feet above sea level and as far as two miles away ...

The expanded hazard zones affect about 3.7 million Californians. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino ...