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In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
California's outdated utility fire maps raise concerns after recent wildfires. Despite calls for updates, regulators have declined, leaving gaps in fire threat assessments. New hazard maps show ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state maps published Monday, as fire officials rush to keep up with the impacts of climate change on the Golden ...
With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps on Monday morning, California’s firefighting agency is showing just how much of the state is prone to wildfire — and how much ...
New Bay Area fire-hazard maps: Is your city among those seeing striking increases? A five-fold expansion of wildfire hazard zones across Southern California raised homeowner concerns that new ...
Crowdsourced tests from Eaton Fire neighborhoods show elevated lead levels in every home tested so far and residents hope ...
Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...
Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest ...
California's Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down. This story was originally published by CalMatters.