A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by the state show more than 1 million acres are at a higher risk of wildfires.
The number of California acres mapped into higher "fire hazard severity zones" is doubling. Stricter fire safety building ...
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest severity zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.