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 ...

What do the maps show? The Office of the ... “Very high” fire hazard severity now extends north of Ventura Boulevard in some parts of the San Fernando Valley, across San Vicente Boulevard ...

A bill that would eliminate a controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday.

Second, the 2011 maps only identified “very high” hazard zones. This time around ... “So if you’re building a house or rebuilding a house – as is the case in a lot of parts of LA – you’re going to ...

LOS ANGELES -- 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 State.

The maps cover parts of Los Angeles ... the new versions categorize areas into three fire hazard levels: moderate, high and very-high. These classifications are based on factors such as vegetation ...

A month after CalFire released new fire hazard maps, local agencies have reviewed them and, in some cases, proposed ...

The parts of the state where Cal Fire is in charge ... wood sidings or the scraggly tree limbs overhanging its roof, hazard maps only take into account the lasting facts about a place.