Cal Fire said the maps are proactive, to be used in wildland-urban interface building standards for new construction and ...

For the first time in 14 years, California's fire hazard severity zone maps have been updated by the state fire marshal.

Were heavy rains enough to pull California out of drought? Here's which areas are still dry and which are drought-free for the first time in 5 years.

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

While cities and counties can’t reduce the size ... rolling out updated fire maps in February, releasing maps for Northern and Central California in three prior phases. Berlant said rapidly ...

California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CalFire, has been releasing these maps in installments over the last six weeks, beginning with counties in the state’s far north and ending ...

The Anna's hummingbird and the Black-chinned hummingbird are among the species spotted throughout California recently.