Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

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

WE HAVE TH California officials on Monday released the fourth and final set of local maps that rate the likelihood and expected severity of wildfires.The "Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Local ...

Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the highest hazard zone by 26%.

“Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps evaluate ‘hazard,’ not ‘risk ... and not specifically prescriptive of impacts.” California neighborhood ranked among the ‘Best Places to Live ...

Cal Fire has released maps identifying the level of fire hazard severity that cities across eight Southern California counties face as part of efforts to prepare for and prevent wildfires. The updated ...

California Department of Forestry and ... terrain and weather. The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. Instead, the maps ...

Home and building owners in some parts of northeast Bakersfield will have to take additional fire prevention measures next ...

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, Huntington Beach, Laguna Hills, Chino Hills and Rancho Cucamonga.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, Monday released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps local governments will have to adopt in the coming weeks. The city of ...