The AGFC is still looking at the damage from the torrential rains last week. While some rivers have crested, Randy Zellers ...

The updated maps showcase vibrant colors across California, illustrating areas deemed ‘high’ and ‘very high’ hazard zones, with the size expanding by an astonishing 168% since 2011. Currently, these ...

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The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. Instead, the maps evaluate hazard, or the “physical conditions that create a ...

Insurance issues are not likely to ease for Hamers and others in his neighborhood considering new Fire Hazard Severity Maps that continue to place Hamers' neighborhood north of Benton Drive in a zone ...

and the state maps enable viewers to compare old severity zone rating areas with new ones. Jay Sumerlin, the city of Redding's deputy fire chief, said the city of Redding's maps cover hazard ...

The newly released Cal Fire 2025 Recommended Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps show the Santa Clarita Valley has increased in areas deemed to be Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The maps are ...

Though prior versions had distinguished between “moderate,” “high” and “very high” hazard zones in areas under Cal Fire’s remit, the maps only showed the most dangerous bits of the ...

The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. These maps are intended to “drive local planning decisions, not insurance decisions." ...

Though prior versions had distinguished between “moderate,” “high” and “very high” hazard zones in areas under CalFire’s remit, the maps only showed the most dangerous bits of the ...