Cal Fire said the maps are proactive, to be used in wildland-urban interface building standards for new construction and ...

Were heavy rains enough to pull California out of drought? Here's which areas are still dry and which are drought-free for ...

While most of California is prone to wildfires, the South Bay is seeing a significant increase in hazardous areas compared to others. Out of all the Bay Area cities, San Jose saw the largest increase ...

Cal Fire has released fire hazard severity zone maps for Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The fire hazard severity zone maps are like ...

Using data on variables such as climate, vegetation, terrain and fire history, Cal Fire calculates whether ... have ember-resistant roofs, vents and rain gutters, have outer walls capable of ...

Using data on variables such as climate, vegetation, terrain and fire history, Cal Fire calculates whether the probability ... which mandates that homes have ember-resistant roofs, vents and rain ...