Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas
Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an ...
New California wildfire maps: See 'Very High' fire hazard zones by county
A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Newsom's order to speed up regulations making CA homes safer from fire threats
The executive order calls for the expedition of efforts to establish Zone 0 regulations, which would expand on the state’s ...
New Cal Fire maps show Auburn increased its very high wildfire severity acreage in past decade
Cal Fire's new maps show Auburn increased its very high severity zone acreage to 800 this year compared to 326 acres a decade ...
2 million acres of land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
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Map shows LA burn scar areas under evacuation warnings due to storm
Evacuation warnings have been issued for burn scar areas in the Los Angeles area ahead of what's likely to be the biggest ...
Fire Hazard Maps Changing after Altadena, CA, Inferno
CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high” red hazard in the wildlands next to Altadena, with the vast majority of the ...
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Gov. Newsom wants to speed up delayed rule making California homes more fire resistant
The rule requires homeowners to clear combustible materials like dead plants and wooden furniture within 5 feet of homes in ...
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Insurance commissioner says homeowners in fire zones will likely be covered in event of debris flows
As what's expected to be the most powerful winter storm of the season begins to bear down on Southern California, many residents living in and around the recent burn areas are probably asking ...
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Newsom tells forestry board to speed up rules for ’ember-free zones’
The governor called on the state Board of Forestry to enact regulations they were ordered to draft four years ago.