State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released new fire-hazard severity maps Monday that added thousands ...

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

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

NOW, THOSE NEW CAL FIRE MAPS SHOW YOLO COUNTY HAS NEARLY 40,000 ... was also the site of a major wildfire in 2020. The SCU Lightning Complex Fire was one of several fires that sparked from ...

While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners, the maps themselves are not expected to directly impact insurance decisions. Cal Fire’s updated maps will ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) recently released new fire hazard severity zone maps for ...

BEING CALLED TO ACT IS EXACTLY WHAT FIRE OFFICIALS WANT TO HEAR. CAL FIRE RELEASED NEW MAPS SHOWING CHANGES FOR THE NORTH BAY PENINSULA, SOUTH BAY, EAST BAY AND MORE. NOW WE’RE SEEING THAT A ...

Cal Fire is placing parts of the Napa Valley floor between St. Helena and Calistoga in a very high wildfire hazard severity zone. The agency's statewide wildfire hazard maps have long shown much ...

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on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. The Observatory narrowly ... costs on homeowners in the most dangerous areas. Cal Fire’s Fire Hazard Severity maps for local jurisdictions, issued in 2011, are ...