State releasing new fire maps for Southern California. Here’s why they matter

New fire maps put nearly 4M Californians in hazardous zones. What does that mean for the people who live there?

New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County.

Larry Wilson: Altadena’s new fire maps are nothing compared to Altadena’s new weather

The easy ironies abound when it comes to the new high-danger areas drawn onto the fire hazard maps of Southern California released by CalFire this week. Most of them involve around a gallows-humor variation on the theme: “Now, they tell us!” Because, you know, Altadena burned down, and that is that. Miles from the mountains, from the Angeles National Forest, where the Eaton fire started, homes and businesses and schools were incinerated. So quit…

CalFire Releases New Fire Hazard Maps for Santa Barbara County

Do you live in a high fire hazard zone?  CalFire has released updated fire hazard maps for Santa Barbara County and the rest of the state, showing land in moderate, high or very high hazard zones.  There was a big expansion of zones statewide, but there wasn’t as much change to Santa Barbara County maps, according to county Fire Marshal Fred Tan.  “There’s not a whole lot of expansion, and the places they expanded make sense,” he said of the sta…

Refreshed maps reveal fire hazard zones across Central California

For the first time in 14 years, California's fire hazard severity zones maps have been updated by the state fire marshal.

New Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps For L.A. Released Two Months After Wildfires

Two months after the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, Cal Fire has released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the county. The surveys use various criteria to identify wildfire hazard areas and rank them on a three-tiered scale. The maps, generally updated every decade, can impact building and clearance requirements in areas […]

LOS ANGELES (KUNA) - Cal Fire today released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the state's counties. These maps use various criteria to identify wildfire risk areas and classify them on a three-tiered scale. The maps, which are typically updated every decade, can impact building and permitting requirements in areas considered at specific risk.