More than 3.5 million additional acres across Southern California, including Los Angeles County, have been designated as fire ...

“Today's release of updated hazard assessment maps from Cal Fire ... underlines the ongoing wildfire ... fire-safe building ...

What do the maps show? The Office of the State Fire Marshal found that the land area considered to have "very high" fire hazard severity jumped more than 30% since the last assessment in 2011.

not risk — like flood-zone maps that show the probability an area will be submerged, rather than the effects of submersion. The hazard assessment is based on physical conditions creating ...

“Today's release of updated hazard assessment maps from Cal Fire ... codes for new construction — including installing multi-pane windows that are less likely to break in extreme heat ...