The new fire hazard severity zone maps issued by Cal Fire this week are part of a two-month statewide rollout.

While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners, the maps themselves are not expected to directly impact insurance decisions. Cal Fire’s updated maps will ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection this week released new fire hazard severity zone maps for dozens of inland Northern California cities and towns — the first updates to ...

Newly released draft fire risk maps from Cal Fire have updated changes in Solano County’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones, used by state and local firefighters to divide responsibility and monitor risks.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) recently released new fire hazard severity zone maps for ...

BEING CALLED TO ACT IS EXACTLY WHAT FIRE OFFICIALS WANT TO HEAR. CAL FIRE RELEASED NEW MAPS SHOWING CHANGES FOR THE NORTH BAY PENINSULA, SOUTH BAY, EAST BAY AND MORE. NOW WE’RE SEEING THAT A ...

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The city of Auburn is one area with a big increase compared to the last time the Cal Fire maps were updated in 2011. Eric Egli's Auburn home now sits in a new Cal Fire designated very high ...

Governor Newsom ordered the updated maps to address the "new reality of extremes" in California's wildfire landscape. The ...