More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest severity zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.
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Governor Newsom calls on CAL FIRE to update fire hazard zone map
Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to prepare for future urban firestorms with updates to fire hazard maps.
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New fire zone maps coming to SoCal: Cal Fire
In line with the governor’s executive order on fire safety last week, Cal Fire has begun releasing new hazard maps for local ...
Cal Fire's updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Chance of strong atmospheric river storm grows, as does risk of mudslides in L.A. burn scars
There is now a 30% chance of intense rain between Feb. 12 and 15 in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ...
Newsom Wants to Speed up a Delayed Rule to Make California Homes More Fire Resistant
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more ...
LA’s Devastating Wildfire Crisis Didn’t Start With a Spark – It Started With Rain
A perfect storm of climate extremes set the stage for devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025. After two ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...
Trump says he opened California’s water. Local officials say he nearly flooded them.
The Army Corps of Engineers moved to release massive quantities of water in Central California, panicking local officials.
NASA Satellites Show How California’s Wildfire Crisis Was Years in the Making
The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...
California Wildfires: Much-needed rain is expected to help firefighting efforts this weekend.
Rain and cooler temperatures will bring relief to Southern California this weekend, after a prolonged stretch of dry, breezy weather that allowed wildfires to thrive.
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Hughes Fire Live Tracker: Map of New Los Angeles Wildfire
Rachel joined Newsweek in October 2023. She is a graduate of The ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The map below shows the fire spread in ...