The maps may mean some local homeowners face new regulations and will require "a huge" transition for the Ventura County Fire ...

Cal Fire’s maps characterize the threat of a potential ... is drafting new rules for the area within 5 feet of homes. The current plan is to ban most plants (apart from mature trees) and ...

State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant outlines how Cal Fire is preparing for the peak of California’s increasingly long and ...

Cal Fire said its new maps would largely leave these weaknesses unaddressed, given that First Street's nascent approach currently lacks the decades of scientific support their current approach has.

Very-high fire zones in the region grew 26% in maps released last month by the state Forestry and Fire Protection Department, or Cal Fire. When including the moderate and high zones, the region ...

Over the next three months, fire departments will be reviewing and incorporating these changes from Cal Fire through local ordinances. Find your address on the interactive fire hazard zone map here.