Firefighters battle wildfire in former coal-mining community in Anderson County
As of Friday morning, the fire had scorched 150 acres and was 50% contained. An update was expected later Friday.
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Map Shows New Fire Hazard Zones in LA, Southern California
State Fire Marshall Daniel Berlant told CalMatters: "The reason we map these areas is to tie these really important wildfire mitigations to them, helping us to ensure that as we build out new ...
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Updated fire maps show growing risk for San Diego’s urban areas
The city's fire marshall, Darcy Davidson, said the increase was not surprising and the map accurately reflects the conditions firefighters are seeing. Moreover, the maps will help the city ...
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Cal Fire hazard severity maps spotlight High Desert, including Hesperia, Summit Valley
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials on Monday unveiled updated fire hazard maps for the High Desert and other portions of Southern California The new Cal Fire rankings ...
Victorville Daily Press6d
Cal Fire hazard severity maps spotlight High Desert, including Hesperia, Summit Valley
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 ...
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New fire hazard maps cover 6.8 million acres across California
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- 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 ...
The Desert Sun7d
Cal Fire releases Southern California fire maps showing which areas are under a higher threat
Cal Fire has released fire hazard severity zone maps for Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The fire hazard severity zone maps are like ...
Los Angeles Times7d
New fire maps increase hazard zones in L.A. and Southern California by 3.5 million acres
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than ...
Pasadena Star-News7d
Altadena fire zones grow under new state maps, but officials say won’t impede permitting in rebuild
The number of Altadena homes and business that must comply with stiffer wildfire building codes during reconstruction increased under new hazard maps ... fire hazard severity zone,” state Fire ...
Los Angeles Daily News6d
Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps
The maps are part of a 40-year-old program in which the state Forestry and Fire Protection Department, or Cal Fire, periodically documents areas that are most prone to having a wildfire within the ...
Los Angeles Magazine7d
Updated Cal Fire Hazard Maps Reveal High-Risk Zones in L.A. County
State Fire Marshall Daniel Berlant told CalMatters that climate change, improved data models, and state legislation updates likely contributed to this increase. The release of these updated maps ...