Residents criticized the updated Cal Fire map amid fire insurance concerns but Mission Viejo City Councilmembers explained ...

Other factors include wildfire history, existing and potential fuel (i.e., natural vegetation), predicted ... building construction. The maps for most of Southern California, as well as a large ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California ... The new maps incorporate information on topography, fire weather, flame length, past fire history, vegetation ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has released updated statewide fire hazard maps for the first time in 14 years, ranking fire likelihood in certain areas from moderate ...