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Cal Fire rolls out new fire hazard maps for Central California. Up next: L.A.
Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern California come out March 24.
Cal Fire releases new fire hazard maps for Sacramento, highlighting high-risk areas
Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of fires.
New Cal Fire maps show areas of wildfire hazard. What do they say about Sacramento County?
The new fire hazard severity zone maps issued by Cal Fire this week are part of a two-month statewide rollout.
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 responsibility areas, was released Monday morning by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cal Fire.
New wildfire maps highlight Sacramento area's wildfire vulnerabilities
"It is always a concern, when you live in an area that it is so open, that you could have a fire erupt at any point," said Corinne Beshara.
Hazardous, fire-prone land balloons on new Ventura County maps
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 Ventura County now includes more than 31,000 acres of very highly hazardous land, a five-fold increase from 2011.
What new Cal Fire maps show about fire hazards in Ventura County
Cal Fire's new hazard zone maps show information on topography, fire weather, flame length, past fire history, vegetation type and the overall likelihood of a wildfire igniting in the area.
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Maps show SoCal burn scar areas under evacuation orders and warnings as storm brings rain to region
As a late-winter storm brings rain to Southern California, evacuation warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas.
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Evacuation warnings issued in LA wildfire burn areas ahead of peak rainfall
The warnings, indicating there is a potential threat to life and property, were issued for some residences near the Palisades ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 100% contained, 23,706.6 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,706.6 acres after being active for ...
12 Contra Costa cities have "very high fire hazard" severity areas, State Fire Marshal says
A dozen East Bay cities in Contra Costa County have areas that fall into the "very high fire hazard severity" category, ...
Arriving storm prompts Palisades Fire area evacuation warnings; PCH closure
An approaching storm that could bring thunderstorms and heavy rain to Southern California prompted officials to issue an evacuation warning and close a portion of Pacific Coast Highway through the ...
Redding Fire Department seeks community input on updated fire hazard maps
The Redding Fire Department (RFD) is calling on residents to provide feedback on updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps, ...
Can fire-gutted suburbs rebuild safer? Here’s what the experts say
Though no community can be made fireproof, discarding past urban design practices could make areas abutting wilderness safer ...
Carolina fire maps show where wildfires burn in North and South Carolina
Follow wildfire updates in North and South Carolina, where blazes erupted over the weekend. The largest stemmed from a forest ...