Home and building owners in some parts of northeast Bakersfield will have to take additional fire prevention measures next year following the release of updated wildfire severity maps. The California ...

The updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas are now available for the public to review and ...

Below is a press release from multiple fire departments regarding Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – On March 10, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, Monday released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps local governments will have to adopt in the coming weeks. Aug 7 ...

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt fire hazard severity zones ...

Palm Springs has been downgraded from a “very high” to a “moderate” fire hazard severity zone in newly released maps from the ...

More than half of the city of Tehachapi is now in a "very high" or "high" fire hazard severity zone, according to a map published recently by Cal Fire, the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

The final three components are fire behavior indexes, representing rate of spread, amount of available fuel, and fire intensity; their values increase as fire weather severity worsens ... Canadian ...