More parts of Orange County are identified where residents might be required to start taking measures to protect their homes.

All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of ...

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 ...

ORANGE, Texas — Orange County ESD crews had there hands full with a fast moving brush fire Monday afternoon off Highway 62 near Tulane Road. The fire started in an empty field a little after 3 p.m.

That's because Cal Fire had already identified the serious hazards posed by the Santa Monica Mountains on the 2011 maps. In Altadena, an unincorporated part of L.A. County that faced the worst of ...

Q: What areas are included in the new maps? A: They cover areas protected by city and county fire departments in eight counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego ...