An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill ...

INDYCAR will honor first responders who bravely fought the Southern California wildfires in January ... April 13 will be Los Angeles City Fire Captain Erik Scott. Pasadena Fire Department Chief ...

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 ...

California's Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down. This story was originally published by CalMatters.

The maps show the risk of a wildfire caused by equipment owned by the state’s three major investor-owned utilities; they are separate from Cal Fire’s maps that show the potential for fires ...

The Vacaville City Council voted Tuesday evening to send a letter to the state government opposing new Cal Fire maps sent by the state fire marshal. The city is required to accept these maps ...

Three months ago, Alex Markarian was elated to learn his house was still standing after the intense flames from the Palisades Fire tore through ... State Farm, California's largest property ...

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. The city of ...

The Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a new and significantly expanded wildfire risk map that some local industry groups had opposed because they said it would increase building ...

Cal Fire published maps outlining the fire hazard severity zones in the Bay Area in February. It was the first update to the maps since the early 2000s; earlier maps identified only very high fire ...

A new "wildfire-resilient" is being built in California. The 64-home development is called "Dixon Trail." It's being built by California developer KB Home. ESCONDIDO, Calif. - A California ...

At the same time, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of sick animals washing up on the shores of Southern California ... "Whether it be with a fire or just organic waste flowing into ...