Like many Peninsula cities, South San Francisco has seen some changes in its fire hazard zones since the state’s latest update, with several moderate-hazard zones situated in the northern part ...

Cal Fire’s 2025 fire hazard severity zone map for San Luis Obispo County shows very high hazard areas in red, high hazard areas in orange and moderate hazard areas in yellow.

Previously, the state only included "very high" severity zones on the local responsibility area maps. But the updated ones add 15,000 parcels in high severity zones and nearly 12,000 in moderate ...

The map shows a 69% increase in acreage added to the “very high” fire hazard severity zone in San Luis Obispo County, according to Cal Fire data. In 2011, the county’s “very high” hazard ...

Santa Barbara County fire departments are not allowed to remove areas from the very high, high or moderate fire hazard severity zones, but can add areas based on local knowledge and fire history ...

For those in the high or very high severity zones, existing structures must follow the state's Defensible Space Law, which requires a 100-foot defensible space clearance and other wildland fire ...

According to Cal Fire data, San Diego County has 157,338 acres with “very high” fire hazard, the highest level of hazard. In 2011, that figure was more than 180,700 acres.

Cal Fires develops the maps and incorporates factors such as vegetation, terrain, fire history and local weather to determine areas that are in moderate-, high- or very-high-severity zones.

SAN ELIJO HILLS, Calif. — After more than a decade, Cal Fire released a new fire hazard severity zones map. For the first time, some San Diego county residents may find themselves living in one ...

The Office of State Fire Marshal this week released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for San Diego County, ... The city's "very high" hazard zone went from 4,840 acres in 2011 to 8,170 acres.

According to Cal Fire data, San Diego County has 157,338 acres with “very high” fire hazard, the highest level of hazard. In 2011, that figure was more than 180,700 acres.

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