Cal Fire rolls out new fire hazard maps for Central California. Up next: L.A.
Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern California come out March 24.
California Fire Hazard Severity maps released for 3rd phase, counties include Sacramento, Amador
The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones, which assess the likelihood of wildfire behavior in local responsibility areas, was released Monday morning by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cal Fire.
Cal Fire releases new fire hazard maps for Sacramento, highlighting high-risk areas
Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of fires.
Cal Fire unveils fire hazard severity maps for the Bay Area
For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities. New fire hazard severity maps show dramatic increases in some areas of Sonoma and Napa counties and around San Jose. In Contra Costa County, the fire hazard severity level decreased for some but increased for others.
New wildfire maps highlight Sacramento area's wildfire vulnerabilities
"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.
What new Cal Fire maps show about fire hazards in Ventura County
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.
New Cal Fire maps shows areas of wildfire hazard. What do they say about Sacramento County?
The new fire hazard severity zone maps issued by Cal Fire this week are part of a two-month statewide rollout.
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New California wildfire maps: See 'Very High' fire hazard zones by county
NOW THAT THESE MAPS HAVE BEEN RELEASED ... Part of the executive order also includes requiring Cal Fire and the California Office of Emergency Services to work with local, federal and tribal ...
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Hazardous, fire-prone land balloons on new Ventura County maps
Cities with the most hazardous acres of very high fire hazard include Moorpark, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks, and the "very high" hazard acreage in Ojai more than tripled. Unincorporated land in ...
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California's New Fire Risk Maps Have Huge Impacts for Homeowners
California Governor Gavin Newsom said Cal Fire's new maps would add at least 1.4 million ... The county's zones at "very high" fire hazard now cover nearly 7,600 acres, compared to just 11 ...
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California releases fire hazard maps for 17 more counties including San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Yolo
NOW, THOSE NEW CAL FIRE MAPS SHOW YOLO COUNTY HAS NEARLY ... Monday's new maps are Phase 2 in the plan to release maps for all 58 California counties. Phase 3 will include the following ...
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New Cal Fire maps show big increase in Auburn's very high wildfire severity acreage in past decade
AUBURN – There are new changes to wildfire danger zones in California ... to the last time the Cal Fire maps were updated in 2011. Eric Egli's Auburn home now sits in a new Cal Fire ...
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New fire maps in California add 1.4 million acres requiring stronger safety regulations
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 ...
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California wildfires are burning deeper into urban areas like Altadena and finding new victims
As California struggles to defend itself against increasingly destructive urban wildfires, recent fire deaths in Altadena ... “Getting dressed now. Her phone is going straight to voicemail.” ...