“Altadena and Pasadena in the previous map only had a very small strip along the foothills and the bottom of the mountains that were zoned in a very-high fire hazard severity zone,” state Fire ...

Without intelligence from aircraft, “you’re making your best estimates using maps and the boots ... her to almost everyone in Altadena; people stopped her on the street to chat so often ...

New hazard designations increase the number of homes that must comply with wildfire building codes during reconstruction.