State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities.
The new fire hazard severity zone maps issued by Cal Fire this week are part of a two-month statewide rollout.
"Back in 2007, we only mapped when there was very high," said Jim McDougald, assistant deputy director with Cal Fire's Community Wildfire Mitigation Program. "Now, we are required to map when ...
The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones is set to be released Monday by the Office of the State Fire ...
Cal Fire's new hazard zone maps show information on topography, fire weather, flame length, past fire history, vegetation type and the overall likelihood of a wildfire igniting in the area.
"It is always a concern, when you live in an area that it is so open, that you could have a fire erupt at any point," said Corinne Beshara.
Leading into the much-anticipated release of the state’s mapping of high fire severity zones, Menlo Park and Atherton fire, ...
The Getty Villa survived the worst fire in Los Angeles history because of key construction and landscaping choices.
“Our hearts are with the communities affected by the wildfires in Southern California ... did not trigger system protection ...
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How susceptible is Sacramento County to wildfire? Residents can now check with new Cal Fire fire hazard severity zone maps released Monday to find out. This latest batch of maps detail the ...