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 ...

Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the ...

Cal Fire has released maps identifying the level of fire hazard severity that cities across eight Southern California counties face as part of efforts to prepare for and prevent wildfires. The updated ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has updated ... for wind-driven embers from the Verdugo Mountains. In other areas, the maps show fire mitigation efforts are making ...

Efforts to battle the 1,250-acre fire in eastern California were complicated by strong winds, which were expected to continue ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state maps published Monday, as fire officials rush to keep up with the impacts of climate change on the Golden ...

Last year, the agency adopted updated maps ... the Mountain Fire swept through the area. Experts say the proposed changes more accurately reflect areas susceptible to wildfires in California.

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for Monday, with gusts up to 65 mph forecast for parts of central ...

New hazard designations increase the number of homes that must comply with wildfire building codes during reconstruction.