For the first time in 14 years, California's fire hazard severity zone maps have been updated by the state fire marshal.

CalFire has released updated fire hazard maps for Santa Barbara County and the rest of the state, showing land in moderate, high or very high hazard zones. There was a big expansion of zones ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps ... The new maps include Cal Fire’s “moderate” and “high” zones as well.

Sacramento, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties are represented in the new maps. The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones, which assess the likelihood of wildfire ...

Identified hazard zones are divided into three levels — moderate, high and very high. The determination is made based on a variety of factors, including terrain, fire history, weather patterns ...

The new fire hazard severity zone maps were issued by Cal Fire and are now ready for the public to review and comment on. The maps, showing the recommended zones in each county, were issued in ...

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 ...

“The map shows local responsibility areas of Tulare County that have moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones, defined as having physical conditions that create expected fire ...

For the first time, the maps also show "moderate" and "high" hazard levels. "Very high" fire hazard means the areas with highest probability of fire and the potential highest intensity ...

"Previously, Cal Fire's fire hazard maps only had a "very high" category. The new maps now include a "high" and "moderate" category. Under the new category, the state found that about 1.4 million ...