Cal Fire’s maps, which are still in draft form, establish what the state calls fire hazard severity zones, which measure the likelihood of a major wildfire hitting certain areas and neighborhoods.

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 ...

known as Cal Fire, released its new fire hazard maps on Monday, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas have the highest severity for fires. The maps, created by the State Fire Marshal ...

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- Cal Fire's fire hazard severity maps are getting a makeover, and homeowners may want to pay attention. This critical city planning resource - which is getting a major ...

Newly released draft fire risk maps from Cal Fire have updated changes in Solano County’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones, used by state and local firefighters to divide responsibility and monitor risks.

The new maps include Oakland and Santa Rosa, scenes of deadly fires, along with Northern California’s wine country. New fire hazard maps for the entire state will be released by March 24 ...

BEING CALLED TO ACT IS EXACTLY WHAT FIRE OFFICIALS WANT TO HEAR. CAL FIRE RELEASED NEW MAPS SHOWING CHANGES FOR THE NORTH BAY PENINSULA, SOUTH BAY, EAST BAY AND MORE. NOW WE’RE SEEING THAT A ...

For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities. New fire hazard severity maps show dramatic increases in some areas of Sonoma and Napa counties ...