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Southern California’s five most populous counties saw the size of the very-high fire zone grow to more than 812,000 acres in the latest update, up from just over 644,000 in the previous maps ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by the state show more than 1 million acres are at a higher risk of wildfires.

The number of acres in the top two fire zones that must comply with stiffer, fire-safe building codes increased 76% in Southern California areas protected by local firefighters, new state hazard ...