For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, showing where wildfires are most likely to occur within the next ...

“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 ...

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.

Basically any mountain or hillside in Los Angeles county is considered a “very high” hazard, and since the 2011 edition of the map, those areas have slightly swollen with a fringe of “high” and ...

“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.

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

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 ...

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered in San Diego County but was felt as far north as Los Angeles. No ...

California risk maps are 8 years old California’s effort to hold oil companies liable for natural disaster damage stalls Very-high fire zones in the region grew 26% in maps released last month ...

Despite a five-fold increase in state-designated danger zones, private carriers use their own risk templates for determining homeowner premiums.

“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 ...