Los Angeles Times5d
Do you live in a wildfire hazard zone? Here’s what that means
Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians into its Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The zones, referenced in over 100 sections of code and regulation, are tied to home hardening, defensible ...
Los Angeles Daily News4d
State’s new fire maps won’t push up insurance rates, industry says
“I’m assuming they will leverage up my rates even more,” said Faircloth, 49, whose home now sits in a “very-high” hazard zone in state wildfire maps released March 24. Real estate ...
Silicon Valley3d
California’s new fire maps won’t push up insurance rates, industry says
“I’m assuming they will leverage up my rates even more,” said Faircloth, 49, whose home now sits in a “very-high” hazard zone in state wildfire maps released March 24. Real estate analyst Steve Thomas ...
Los Angeles Times6d
This massive map helps Altadena fire victims feel seen
After the Eaton fire, a massive new physical map in Altadena is helping some come to terms with the destruction. In the hours, weeks and months since the Eaton fire, pictures of Altadena’s ...
Santa Barbara Independent4d
New Fire Maps Put Nearly 4 Million Californians in Hazardous Zones. What Does That Mean for the People Who Live There?
With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps on March 24, California’s firefighting agency is showing just how much of the state is prone to wildfire — and how much that ...