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New Cal Fire maps: Here’s what they can tell you about your risk — and what they can’t
Cal Fire’s maps characterize the threat of a potential fire that ignites ... and Fire Protection is drafting new ...
California Fire Hazard Severity maps released for 3rd phase, counties include Sacramento, Amador
The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones, which assess the likelihood of wildfire behavior in local ...
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What new Cal Fire maps show about fire hazards in Ventura County
Cities with the most hazardous acres of very high fire hazard include Moorpark, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks, and the "very high" hazard acreage in Ojai more than tripled. Unincorporated land in ...
Fresno County Supervisor says new fire maps are good news for county
Cal Fire uses the same modeling data that is used to map the State Responsibility Area(SRA).SRA are recognized by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection as ...
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New fire maps in California add 1.4 million acres requiring stronger safety regulations
Governor Newsom ordered the updated maps to address the "new reality of extremes" in California's wildfire landscape. The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building ...
New Bay Area fire-hazard maps: Is your city among those seeing striking increases?
To determine the hazard level for an area, factors such as fire history, existing and potential vegetation, predicted flame length and ember-dispersion distances, terrain and weather patterns are ...
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Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection this week released new fire hazard severity zone maps for dozens of inland Northern California cities and towns — the first updates ...
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California's New Fire Risk Maps Have Huge Impacts for Homeowners
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ... According to the Democratic governor, the maps will expand the current wildfire building resiliency requirements in the state's ...