For the first time in 14 years, California's fire hazard severity zones maps have been updated by the state fire marshal.

Two months after deadly wildfires razed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, Cal Fire has released a new map showing ...

Cal Fire said the maps are proactive, to be used in wildland-urban interface building standards for new construction and ...

California rolled out a new map of fire hazard severity zones for San Diego County, showing a 26% increase in acres now in a ...

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

THESE ACRES WERE NOT CONSIDERED HIGH RISK BA California officials on Monday released another set of county maps rating the likelihood and severity of wildfires as part of an executive order by Gov.

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As California struggles to defend itself against increasingly destructive urban wildfires, recent fire deaths in Altadena highlight what researchers say is a growing trend in victim demographics.