According to Cal Fire data, San Diego County has 157,338 acres with “very high” fire hazard, the highest level of hazard. In 2011, that figure was more than 180,700 acres.

Utility maps of wildfire risk need updating, says the California Public Advocate—and utilities agree. State regulators voted them down.

The last patches of unusually dry areas — remnants of drought that plagued counties along ... However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting ...

Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

ANGELES TO HELP WITH WILDFIRE RELIEF, AND THIS ALL COMES AS PHASE FOUR OF THE STATE’S FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED. THIS IS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SO WE’RE KIND OF ZOOMING ...

The hazardous areas, marked in an ominous bright red on Cal Fire's maps, saw the most growth in the Northern California counties of Mendocino, Amador, Lake, Mono and Lassen compared to the the ...

Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for Southern California on Monday ... Riverside and San Bernardino counties. You can find Cal Fire’s latest online map here.

A preliminary 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near San Diego, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter ...

Cal Fire has released maps identifying the level of fire hazard severity that cities across eight Southern California counties face as part of efforts to prepare for and prevent wildfires.

Heading several miles slightly southeast of North Fork in Madera County will lead you to a unique destination: the geographic center of California. If you search it on Google Maps, you’ll see an ...

A moderately strong, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday ... scientists to update the shake-severity map. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said that there ...

reflect the realities firefighters already know to be true - climate change is increasing the fire hazards across California. With the new maps, cities and counties can now set new home hardening ...