The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has released updated fire hazard severity zones for ...

The updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas are now available for the public to review and ...

Still, the new maps show more areas of in the city of Santa Barbara have been dubbed as hazardous, the city said in a ...

Despite a five-fold increase in state-designated danger zones, private carriers use their own risk templates for determining ...

Home and building owners in some parts of northeast Bakersfield will have to take additional fire prevention measures next year following the release of updated wildfire severity maps. The California ...

The Cal Fire maps do little to exacerbate the insurance crisis. In fact, only one regulation that is tied to the hazard zones mentions insurance. Insurance code 10094.2: Insurance companies that ...

A virtual public meeting has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday to answer questions and gather comments about newly ...

For the first time since 2011—and in the wake of January’s historically destructive Los Angeles infernos—Cal Fire has updated its Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for areas of the state that are served ...

Areas of Soledad Natural Park, La Jolla Heights Natural Park, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve and UC San Diego are given the highest level of concern ...

The Riverside City Council passed an ordinance requiring 100 feet of defensible space around buildings in high-risk fire ...

The Vacaville City Council will discuss new fire severity zone maps from Cal Fire, which increase the risk levels of various ...