The number of acres in San Luis Obispo County in some kind of fire hazard zone increased 862% under the new state map.

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

New state fire maps released for Morgan Hill show significant shifts in wildfire risk designations, with some areas seeing ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has released updated fire hazard severity zones for ...

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians to fire hazard zones. Here's how to check which zone you're in and what that means.

Local residents were encouraged to review and give feedback on the state’s updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone map, San ...

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

Despite a five-fold increase in state-designated danger zones, private carriers use their own risk templates for determining ...

All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of Delaware.

Cal Fire had already released fire maps for Northern and Central California this year. The new 2025 maps update the previous 2007-2011 models, with zone rankings based on vegetation, terrain ...

Areas of Soledad Natural Park, La Jolla Heights Natural Park, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve and UC San Diego are given ...

up 35% from 860,000 in the 2011 maps, according to Cal Fire numbers. The combined high and very-high fire zones, where construction must comply with stiffer building codes — reached 2.3 million ...