See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.
Heavy snow was impacting the higher-elevation areas in Northern California on Monday, with several feet of snow expected.
LOS ANGELES -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state maps published Monday, as fire officials rush to keep up with the impacts of climate change on the Golden State.
For the first time in 14 years, California's fire hazard severity zone maps have been updated by the state fire marshal.
However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring. That’s after Southern California was already devastated by wildfires in winter.
(Michelle Guerrero / The San Diego Union-Tribune) The maps detail fire hazard levels across Southern California for areas where city and county fire departments are responsible for responding to ...
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Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.
Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, the final piece in a 2025 statewide rollout. While Cal Fire mapped “very high” wildfire zones under ...