SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) launched the California Vegetation Burn Severity Online Viewer, an interactive online tool displaying the ...

Wildfire maps have become some of the most consequential documents in American emergency planning. They don't just show where ...

COUNTY IS BEING IMPACTED BY THE NEW FIRES. SO THIS IS TRACY CHIEF RANDALL BRADLEY HEADS THE SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY AND HAS BEEN ANTICIPATING CAL FIRE’S RELEASE OF THE FIRE SEVERITY ...

Two months after deadly wildfires razed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, Cal Fire has released a new map showing fire hazard severity zones for the entire state. The maps were developed ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation on Monday that will provide more than $170 million in state funding to help prevent wildfires while signing an order aimed at speeding up the work by easing ...

The number of acres in the top two fire zones that must comply with stiffer, fire-safe building codes increased 76% in Southern California areas protected by local firefighters, new state hazard maps ...

As California again delays controversial rules requiring homeowners in fire-prone areas to maintain a 5-foot “ember-resistant” zone around their houses, a new report finds that properties that were ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed new ...