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Could utility gear set your neighborhood on fire? California risk maps are 8 years old
Utility maps of wildfire risk need updating, says the California Public Advocate—and utilities agree. State regulators voted them down.
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Santa Barbara County Agencies Release Fire Hazard Zone Maps for Public Comment
A month after CalFire released new fire hazard maps, local agencies have reviewed them and, in some cases, proposed ...
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Public input needed on Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) is looking for your input regarding the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity ...
How safe is your home? Cal Fire releases wildfire severity maps
Home and building owners in some parts of northeast Bakersfield will have to take additional fire prevention measures next year following the release of updated wildfire severity maps. The California ...
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Palm Springs downgraded from 'very high' to 'moderate' fire hazard severity zone in new state maps
Palm Springs has been downgraded from a “very high” to a “moderate” fire hazard severity zone in newly released maps from the ...
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SLO County Supervisors approve ordinance to adopt state-recommended fire hazard severity zones
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt fire hazard severity zones ...
San Diego County’s ‘very high’ fire hazard decreases compared to 2011
San Diego County saw a nearly 9% decrease in acreage with “very high” fire hazard compared to 2011, Cal Fire has reported in a release of new maps for areas under local and county fire agency ...