“Risk,” on the other hand, is the potential damage a fire can do to the area ... resistant building construction. The maps for most of Southern California, as well as a large portion of ...

Cal Fire officials compared the hazard maps to those of flood zones ... But the maps don't show the risk or potential damage a fire could do based on more short-term conditions.

Risk' is the potential damage a fire can do to the area ... and ignition resistant building construction."Previously, Cal Fire's fire hazard maps only had a "very high" category.

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was ...

Home and building owners in some parts of northeast Bakersfield will have to take additional fire prevention measures next ...

“The Cal Fire maps are not what we use to look at our risk ... are meant to show carriers where the risk of fire is greatest and the extent of damage it could cause, Collins said.

Cal Fire’s website states. The maps evaluate “hazard,” not “risk,” the agency emphasized. Hazard is based on physical conditions that coincide with the likelihood of fire, while risk is the potential ...

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 Cal Fire maps are not what we use to look at our risk,” said Janet ... Insurance models, however, are meant to show carriers where the risk of fire is greatest and the extent of damage it could ...