The new fire hazard severity zone map shows which California neighborhoods are considered “very high” zones. Conan Nolan ...

Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

For the first time in over a decade, state officials will be updating fire maps for Southern California. This includes ...

New fire hazard severity maps show dramatic increases in some areas of Sonoma and Napa counties and around San Jose. In Contra Costa County, the fire hazard severity level decreased for some but ...

An increasing number of Bay Area homes are seeing their wildfire risk go up 04:25 A dozen East Bay cities in Contra Costa County have areas that fall into the "very high fire hazard severity ...

Sacramento, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties are represented in the new maps. The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones, which assess the likelihood of wildfire ...

Cal Fire’s Fire Hazard Severity maps for local jurisdictions, issued in 2011, are being updated, with Bay Area maps released Monday. While the old maps showed only areas deemed “very high ...

The updated maps use a color-coded system to indicate fire hazard severity: yellow for moderate, orange for high, and red for very high risk. San Diego County has seen a significant increase in ...