SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Flooding remains one of the most destructive natural disasters in the United States, causing billions of dollars in damage annually. For ...

The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. These maps are intended to “drive local planning decisions, not insurance decisions." ...

2007-2011 Fire Hazard Severity Zones Once the hazard zone maps are released by the state, local jurisdictions can adopt them or amend them by increasing the hazard level for particular areas.

Two months after the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, Cal Fire has released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the county. The surveys use various criteria to identify ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than ...

Cal Fire explains these maps function similarly to flood zone maps, "where lands are described in terms of the probability level of a particular area being inundated by floodwaters, and not ...

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.

“Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps evaluate ‘hazard,’ not ‘risk’,” the fire marshal’s office said. “They are like flood zone maps, where lands are described in terms of the ...

Floods have long been a concern for many communities across the United States. With climate change intensifying weather ...

Also see: Altadena fire zones grow under new state maps, but officials say won’t impede permitting in rebuild The previous maps only designated land in very-high fire hazard zones. Residents and ...