Janet Ruiz, spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute that represents many major insurance companies, said it’s ...

Utility maps of wildfire risk need updating, says the California Public Advocate—and utilities agree. State regulators voted ...

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

THIS IS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SO WE’RE KIND OF ZOOMING IN ON THAT FOR YOU RIGHT THERE. THE MAPS PUT NEARLY 4 MILLION PEOPLE NOW IN HAZARDOUS ZONES. AND YOU CAN SEE THE COLOR CODING HERE.

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.

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.

With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps on Monday morning, California’s firefighting agency is showing just how much of the state is prone to wildfire ...

For the first time in over a decade, state officials will be updating fire maps for Southern California. This includes crucial information on the latest wildfire prone areas, fire risk zones and ...

California rolled out a new map of fire hazard severity zones for San Diego County on Monday for the first time in more than a decade, showing a 26% increase in acres now in a very high hazard zone.

“They are a planning tool.” The maps released Monday cover eight counties in Southern California and along the Nevada border: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San ...