Leading into the much-anticipated release of the state’s mapping of high fire severity zones, Menlo Park and Atherton fire, ...

Keep assembled pet carriers and leashes ready. Have your name, cell number and vet's name and office number written clearly on carriers. For more information on preparing pets for evacuation, see the ...

As a late-winter storm brings rain to Southern California, evacuation warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas.

Orange County officials issued an evacuation order for canyon residents living near the Airport Fire burn scar. The mandatory advisory was activated at 6 p.m. on March 12 amid concerns of possible ...

Cal Fire uses the same modeling data that is used to map the State Responsibility Area(SRA).SRA are recognized by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection as ...

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 ...

Though no community can be made fireproof, discarding past urban design practices could make areas abutting wilderness safer ...

High-security prisons across California have tightly restricted movement, calls and visits while officials probe a surge in ...

Individual planning is emphasized, as well as city of San Diego efforts and group preparation through Fire Safe Councils ...

Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of ...

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

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.