California, fire hazard and new maps

Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas
Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an increase in the number of acres in zones with heightened fire safety regulations.
New California wildfire maps: See 'Very High' fire hazard zones by county
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.
Updated CalFire map shows increase in 'very high' fire hazard acreage in Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 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 time since 2007, CalFire's new fire hazard severity zone map offers a resource in order to adapt to future extreme fire events.
New Cal Fire maps show big increase in Auburn's very high wildfire severity acreage in past decade
Cal Fire's new maps show Auburn increased its very high severity zone acreage to 800 this year compared to 326 acres a decade ago.
CAL FIRE releases first updated fire hazard severity zone maps in 14 years
Approximately 1.4 million acres of land were added into the two highest fire hazard severity tiers on newly updated CAL FIRE maps.
After heavy rains, debris flows hit Southern California community scarred by fire
Residents of a Southern California mountain community near the Eaton Fire burn scar are digging out of roads submerged in ...
Torrential rains bring landslides, destruction to fire-scarred Southern California
The storm prompted evacuation orders, as officials warned of flash floods in burn-scarred areas near the Eaton and Palisades ...
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CAL FIRE Butte County Fire Captain speaks out about unique swiftwater rescue
With severe flooding still affecting parts of Butte County, the swiftwater rescue team from CAL FIRE made a life-saving ...
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Welcome to California. Pay your fire tax.
It’s the first time ever such a surcharge, which Floridians already know as a “hurricane tax,” will hit Californians, and ...
More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated high or very high fire danger areas
Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land in ...
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Legislators ask for year-round staffing for Cal Fire firefighters
Cal Fire firefighters currently operate on season employment, working nine months out of the year before they're laid off ...
California fire insurer of last resort to be bailed out by assessments on other insurers
California’s state-supervised fire insurance provider of last resort received approval to levy a $1 billion assessment on ...