The California ... Read more:Cal Fire's updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must ...

State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities.

The Redding Fire Department (RFD) is calling on residents to provide feedback on updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps, ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cal Fire, released new draft maps this ... Homeowners in zones at "high" or "moderate" risk must follow stricter codes when building ...

Find Firehouse.com’s full coverage of the 2025 California Fire ... codes and landscape rules in some zones — such as banning more wood shake roofs in the riskiest areas. What do these maps ...

State insurance regulators have unveiled a new plan to stabilize the home insurance market by pushing insurers to expand ...

Southern California lawmakers have filed ... available to low-income homeowners living in ZIP codes that include high or very high fire hazard zones. The income limit to receive grants for a ...

The new maps add 1.4 million acres of land statewide into higher fire severity categories, accompanied by stricter building and local planning code requirements for property owners. To view the ...

Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of ...

Homeowners who live in areas now deemed at very high hazard on the maps will have to comply with the “Zone ... fire prevention, preparing fire responses, and determining which state building ...

Deciding where to live has always been a high-stakes financial decision, but a changing climate makes it even more critical.