Areas of Texas and New Mexico are at risk of wildfires developing over the weekend, meteorologists are warning.

Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

And those maps are more detailed and up-to-date than the new Cal Fire hazard zones. “The Cal Fire maps are not what we use to look at our risk,” said Janet Ruiz, Western U.S. representative ...

Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi have developed new wildfire risk maps to better predict fire danger across the state. Unlike the current Red Flag Warning system, which relies on weather from a ...

These maps only cover, however, areas where local fire departments are responsible for fighting blazes. Using climate, geographic and weather data, CalFire split an area’s fire risk into one of three ...

Originally filed eight years ago, the maps haven’t been updated as a whole. Instead, the utilities voluntarily file piecemeal ...

New Fire Maps ... s risk assessment of a house in the woods, which might take into account its composite wood sidings or the scraggly tree limbs overhanging its roof, hazard maps only take into ...

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

The new fire hazard severity ... hazard severity zone map issued by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Porterville has 936 acres with a moderate risk.

And those maps are more detailed and up-to-date than the new Cal Fire hazard zones. “The Cal Fire maps are not what we use to look at our risk,” said Janet Ruiz, Western U.S. representative ...

And those maps are more detailed and up-to-date than the new Cal Fire hazard zones. “The Cal Fire maps are not what we use to look at our risk,” said Janet Ruiz ... executive director of United ...

Very-high fire ... United Policyholders. But, she said, “insurance companies don’t rely on these maps to decide who they’re going to insure and how much they’re going to charge.” RELATED: Why were ...