Cal Fire added more than 360,000 acres in coastal Northern California to its fire hazard zones where heightened fire safety ...

The new maps add 1.4 million acres of land statewide into higher fire severity categories, accompanied by stricter building ...

CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires. Updated for the first ...

For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities. New fire hazard severity ...

Researchers use models that combine how weather, topography and types of vegetation raise the risk that a fire will grow ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection this week released new fire hazard severity zone maps for dozens of inland Northern California cities and towns — the first updates to ...

Cal Fire's updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones map adds 1.4 million acres across the state to the High and Very High fire severity tiers.

State officials have released a third batch of maps showing fire hazards in California's Bay Area and the state's northern region.

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.

The updated fire maps are being rolled out in four phases. The first two ended on Feb. 25 and covered counties in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay, including Santa Cruz County.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection this week released new fire hazard severity zone maps for dozens of inland Northern California cities and towns — the first updates to maps ...