One in 8 Californians now live in places at risk for the kinds of devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles this ...

Cal Fire’s hazard maps are referenced in over 50 sections ... depending on whether property owners live in state or local responsibility areas. Local governments, such as L.A. city or county ...

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.

AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THOSE ZONES FACE AN ARRAY OF ... and ignition resistant building construction."Previously, Cal Fire's fire hazard maps only had a "very high" category.

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

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

That means roughly 1-in-10 Californians are subject to an array of building code, defensible space and real estate disclosure rules, all of which could have lasting effects on how people live ... Fire ...

Also see: Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps All told ... all of which could have lasting effects on how people live, communities plan and housing markets function ...