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Hazard perception: managing risk in a changing world
There is no opportunity without risk – but there are plenty of dangers that don’t come with a potential payoff. In today’s fraught global ...
Cal Fire hazard severity maps spotlight High Desert, including Hesperia, Summit Valley
Cal Fire officials on Monday unveiled updated fire hazard severity maps for the High Desert and other portions of Southern ...
USA Today5d
Cal Fire releases Southern California fire maps showing which areas are under a higher threat
The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. These maps are intended to “drive local planning decisions, not insurance decisions." ...
Redding Record Searchlight5d
New California fire maps put nearly 4 million in hazardous zones
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 ...
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CalFire’s new fire hazard maps: How is rebuilding affected?
Southern California saw its fire risk zones expand by 3.5 million acres in CalFire’s new hazard maps. Homeowners in those ...
Noozhawk4d
CalFire Releases New Fire Hazard Maps for Santa Barbara County
Do you live in a high fire hazard zone? CalFire has released updated fire hazard maps for Santa Barbara County and the rest ...
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Updated state maps show San Diego County's areas at 'very high' risk for fires
The Office of the State Fire Marshal released new maps that indicate which parts of San Diego County are in a very high-risk ...
State officials release updated fire hazard maps, majority of San Diego in high-risk fire zones
Overall, Southern California is seeing a 26% increase in the areas designated in that highest level, according to ...