As a late-winter storm brings rain to Southern California, evacuation warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas.

Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern ...

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 regulations ...

So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves ... was destroyed by the California wildfires. Nearly two months later, he’s still awaiting answers from his ...

The new maps include Oakland and Santa Rosa, scenes of deadly fires, along with Northern California’s wine country. New fire hazard maps for the entire state will be released by March 24 ...

California adds 2.3M acres to high-risk fire zones, with new rules for ember-resistant zones. California's wildfire risk is rising, with over 2.3 million acres in high-risk zones. Droughts and ...

Evacuation warnings have been issued for parts of Los Angeles County, near burn scar areas due to high mudslide and debris flow risks.

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"California’s resilience means we will keep updating our standards in the most fire-prone areas." The maps are divided into Fire Hazard Severity Zones—moderate, High, or Very High—and ...