The new fire hazard severity zone maps issued by Cal Fire this week are part of a two-month statewide rollout.

Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of ...

The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones is set to be released Monday by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cal Fire. New maps rating the likelihood and severity of ...

Cities with the most hazardous acres of very high fire hazard include Moorpark, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks, and the "very high" hazard acreage in Ojai more than tripled. Unincorporated land in ...

Leading into the much-anticipated release of the state’s mapping of high fire severity zones, Menlo Park and Atherton fire, ...

Experts share what went right with the response to the recent California wildfires, and what could be improved before next time.

Cal Fire's maps, which are still in draft form, establish what the state calls fire hazard severity zones, which measure the likelihood of a major wildfire hitting certain areas and neighborhoods.

Governor Newsom ordered the updated maps to address the "new reality of extremes" in California's wildfire landscape. The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building regulations ...

New regulations will begin this year to help homeowners impacted by recent wildfires rebuild under the updated requirements. See Cal Fire's data in a map below. The map allows people to search ...

Cal Fire released the new draft maps only weeks after devastating fires ravaged Los Angeles County for over a week in January, burning down thousands of structures, including homes, and destroying ...