Statistics accompanying the recommended Tulare County map show unincorporated areas of the county include 21,908 acres with a moderate risk of fire, 3,210 with a high risk, and 487 with very high risk. Porterville has 936 acres with a moderate risk. Woodlake has 15 acres with a moderate risk, and 50 with a high risk.

San Diego County just got a lot redder. Most cities in the region saw an increase in land labeled a “very high” fire hazard, according to new maps released by Cal Fire Monday. This comes as Southern California continues to grapple with severe drought as a result of a La Niña weather pattern,

San Diego County saw a nearly 9% decrease in acreage with “very high” fire hazard compared to 2011, Cal Fire reported this week in a release of new maps for areas under local and county fire agency jurisdiction.