California's outdated utility fire maps raise concerns after recent wildfires. Despite calls for updates, regulators have ...

For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, showing where wildfires are most likely to occur within the next ...

A month after CalFire released new fire hazard maps, local agencies have reviewed them and, in some cases, proposed ...

Still, the new maps show more areas of in the city of Santa Barbara have been dubbed as hazardous, the city said in a ...

Home and building owners in some parts of northeast Bakersfield will have to take additional fire prevention measures next ...

California's Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign ...

New hazard designations increase the number of homes that must comply with wildfire building codes during reconstruction.

WE HAVE TH California officials on Monday released the fourth and final set of local maps that rate the ... are not intended to assess the current "risk" of wildfire damage but take a longer ...

State officials in California have unveiled new fire hazard maps for Southern California ... the classifications come with specific requirements. Current property owners must comply with ...

Cal Fire already released fire maps for Northern and Central California in three phases since ... include updated fire risk data — such as current fire-resistant building materials and ...