Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Cal Fire's new maps show Auburn increased its very high severity zone acreage to 800 this year compared to 326 acres a decade ...
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
Read more:Cal Fire's updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes ...
Cal Fire will then publish maps for coastal Northern California on ... The local jurisdictions can opt to increase the hazard area or ratings — but cannot decrease them. The severity zones ...
Four wildfires released towering plumes of smoke and soot, some of them seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Los Angeles on Jan. 8. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...
Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.