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

Cal Fire's new hazard zone maps show information on topography, fire weather, flame length, past fire history, vegetation ...

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 ...

Thousands of acres are ablaze in North and South Carolina as the states could face severe weather on Wednesday.

The maps released this week apply only to inland Northern California — Butte ... in over three years on existing homes. Fires have been unusually active so far this year, with 359 fires ...

Maps released Monday apply only to inland Northern California — Butte ... in over three years on existing homes. Fires have been unusually active so far this year, with 359 fires and nearly ...

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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 ...

"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 ...