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

CalFire has new threat designations for areas much closer to urban areas than before. Maps for the Central Valley came out ...

State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities.

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 acres are at a higher risk of wildfires.

The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones is set to be released Monday by the Office of the State Fire ...

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

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

Cal Fire's new hazard zone maps show information on topography, fire weather, flame length, past fire history, vegetation type and the overall likelihood of a wildfire igniting in the area.

"It is always a concern, when you live in an area that it is so open, that you could have a fire erupt at any point," said Corinne Beshara.

financial assistance and support from state agencies like the California Conservation Corps for vulnerable communities to meet the new requirements are also in the works. The release of the maps ...