USDA growing zones are important for figuring out what to plant and when in your area. However, with recent changes, what you can plant may have changed, too.

City Council meeting, in recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (April 13-19), Tehachapi Mayor Joan Pogon-Cord presented a Certificate of Recognition to the seven dispatchers ...

Homeowners who find their addresses in this newly expanded zone will be required to rebuild to a heightened fire-resistant ...

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians to fire hazard zones. Here's how to check which zone you're in and what that ...

With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps on March 24, California’s firefighting agency is ...

More than 90% of the city of Poway is designated as a moderate, high or very high Fire Hazard Severity Zone, Cal Fire ... s open spaces. The map was used to implement the International Wildland Urban ...

The city’s seismologist turned climate disaster expert wants better building codes but isn’t waiting around for them.

The Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps are developed using factors like fire history, terrain, and weather patterns to assess the likelihood of fire risks. These updated maps offer a clearer understanding ...

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

Clause H1 of the NZ Building Code required buildings to provide ... The 2021 changes included a review of the climate zone map, increasing the number of climate zones from three to six.

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- For the first time in 14 years, California's fire hazard severity zone maps have been updated by the state fire marshal. Based on fire history and conditions of ...

That means roughly 1-in-10 Californians are subject to an array of building code ... hazard maps only take into account the lasting facts about a place. That includes topography, climate and ...