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

"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 ...

Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of ...

THOSE NEW CAL FIRE MAPS SHOW YOLO COUNTY HAS NEARLY 40,000 NEW ACRES ADDED TO THE RISK AREA, AND STANISLAUS COUNTY MORE THAN 60,000 ACRES. THESE ACRES WERE NOT CONSIDERED HIGH RISK BA California ...

Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land in California ... fire season. Fires have been unusually active so far ...

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

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 ...