Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, ...

LOS ANGELES -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California ... The new maps incorporate information on topography, fire weather, flame length, past fire history, vegetation type and ...

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

California lands are classified as either moderate ... Deputy Fire Chief Albert Yanagisawa in a media availability Monday. These maps are updated utilizing past fire history, weather statistics and ...

California's Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down. This story was originally published by CalMatters.

They’re based on such factors as climate, terrain, vegetation type and fire history ... Homeowners worried the maps could result in higher insurance rates. Similar concerns have surfaced in California ...

Efforts to battle the 1,250-acre fire in eastern California were complicated by strong winds, which were expected to continue through Monday. By Amanda Holpuch Federal agencies are removing ...

They’re based on such factors as climate, terrain, vegetation type and fire history ... the maps could result in higher insurance rates. Similar concerns have surfaced in California, said ...

Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to ...

Also see: Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps A five-fold expansion ... vegetation type and fire history, but don’t include local or homeowner efforts to reduce ...