The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. Instead, the maps evaluate hazard, or the “physical conditions that create a ...

The new maps are interactive and show comparison data from old (2007-2011) Fire Hazard Severity Zones with new (2025) zones. Users can also enter specific addresses to see what zone they fall into ...

Southern California’s five most populous counties saw the size of the very-high fire zone grow to more than 812,000 acres in the latest update, up from just over 644,000 in the previous maps ...

A tsunami warning was issued for California's North Coast, after a massive earthquake off the coast of eastern Russia.

Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the highest hazard zone by 26%.

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 ...