There are three hazard levels: moderate, high and very high. “Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps evaluate ‘hazard,’ not ‘risk’,” the fire marshal’s office said. “They are like flood ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state maps published Monday, as fire officials rush to keep up with the impacts of climate change on the Golden ...

New state fire maps released for Morgan Hill show significant shifts in wildfire risk designations, with some areas seeing ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County.