"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 ...

He has covered archeology, geology, and physics extensively ... Languages: English. A new map reveals where in the state of California the land is gradually sinking, exacerbating future risks ...

AND WHEN NEW MAPS FOR A REGION ARE P A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by the state show more than 1 million ...

California is one of the states hit especially ... Pennsylvania and Delaware, as shown in the map below. This is the second-most severe category on the CDC's map, after "very high," which includes ...

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 ...

THESE ACRES WERE NOT CONSIDERED HIGH RISK BA California officials on Monday released another set of county maps rating the likelihood and severity of wildfires as part of an executive order by Gov.

As California struggles to defend itself against increasingly destructive urban wildfires, recent fire deaths in Altadena highlight what researchers say is a growing trend in victim demographics.

Crews began clearing roads across Southern California on Friday after an atmospheric river brought heavy rain that triggered rounds of evacuations and closures as it unleashed damaging mudslides ...

Find Firehouse.com’s full coverage of the 2025 California Fire Storm, which began Jan. 7 near Los Angeles, here. Feb. 25—With streaks of yellow, orange and red, Cal Fire's new fire risk maps ...

The shock of this catastrophic loss has been reverberating across Southern California, driving up demand for rental homes and prices in an already unaffordable and competitive housing market.

California policymakers are considering state ownership of one or more oil refineries to ensure a reliable supply of gasoline as the number of refineries in the state declines. An oil industry ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom requested nearly $40 billion in wildfire recovery aid in a letter to members of Congress on Friday. At least 29 people died as a result of the raging fires in Southern ...