Widespread gusts of 40 to 50 mph in Oklahoma reached as high as 60 to 70 mph overnight Tuesday, causing rapid fire growth and directional change, challenging firefighters in a state still reeling ...

Building standards in the high and very-high fire zones require that newly constructed homes have fire-resistant roofs and rain gutters, outer walls capable of withstanding heat and flames for up ...

The new fire hazard severity zone map shows which California neighborhoods are considered “very high” zones while others can be classified as “high” or "moderate.” Stream Los Angeles ...

Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps that categorize areas in Southern California as moderate, high or very high risk. The new maps, which factor in elements like vegetation and terrain ...

This year, Cal Fire increased the zones by nearly 6 million acres — representing about 6% of the state. The update added 2.8 million more Californians into the “moderate,” “high” and ...

The maps, created by the State Fire Marshal, show that the very-high fire severity zone in Sacramento quadrupled in size from where it was over a decade ago. "Back in 2007, we only mapped when ...

According to Cal Fire data, San Diego County has 157,338 acres with “very high” fire hazard, the highest level of hazard. In 2011, that figure was more than 180,700 acres.

high or very high hazard fire danger. Large swaths of land on the west side of Redding received "high" and "very high" rankings on the maps. Areas along Quartz Hill Road and south, down to parts ...

“You add all those factors together, it set us up for high fire risk in areas where you don’t usually think of big fires,’’ Anderson said. “You usually think about the West. But the ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Columbine High School closed for the day after a fire broke out, forcing students to evacuate the school on Wednesday afternoon. South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the school ...