Cal Fire officials have released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps, marking the fourth and final round of hazard map updates since the previous release in 2011. The newly released ...

One in 8 Californians now live in places at risk for the kinds of devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles this winter, according to a Washington Post analysis of new state fire maps.

Areas of Soledad Natural Park, La Jolla Heights Natural Park, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve and UC San Diego are given the highest level of concern ...

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

Specific features make some areas more hazardous than others, and Cal Fire is required by law to map areas with significant fire hazards. The new maps are interactive and show comparison data from ...

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

Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

Basically any mountain or hillside in Los Angeles county is considered a “very high” hazard, and since the 2011 edition of the map, those areas have slightly swollen with a fringe of “high” and ...

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

Two months after deadly wildfires razed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, Cal Fire has released a new map showing fire hazard severity zones for the entire state. The maps were developed ...

L.A. residents can check their neighborhood's fire hazard designation by reviewing Cal Fire's interactive map below or by clicking here. Never Miss a Beat! Subscribe to Los Angeles Magazine’s ...