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California Wildfire Map: Update on Containment as New Fire Starts
All wildfires burning in Southern California were largely contained as of Thursday morning, even after a new fire ignited in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday afternoon. Multiple wildfires continue to burn in Southern California amid unnaturally dry conditions, including the two largest blazes in Los Angeles, the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Updated CalFire map shows increase in 'very high' fire hazard acreage in Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires. Updated for the first time since 2007, CalFire's new fire hazard severity zone map offers a resource in order to adapt to future extreme fire events.
Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas
Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an increase in the number of acres in zones with heightened fire safety regulations.
California Wildfire Map Update As 5 New Fires Erupt
Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.
New Cal Fire maps show big increase in Auburn's very high wildfire severity acreage in past decade
Cal Fire's new maps show Auburn increased its very high severity zone acreage to 800 this year compared to 326 acres a decade ago.
CAL FIRE releases first updated fire hazard severity zone maps in 14 years
Approximately 1.4 million acres of land were added into the two highest fire hazard severity tiers on newly updated CAL FIRE maps.
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Map: See containment updates for 3 wildfires in LA County after rain and cooler temperatures
Residents in the Pasadena and Altadena areas have been preparing for the risk of mudslides ahead of the rain. Brittany Hope ...
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Border 2 Fire map: Blaze with 'dangerous rate' erupts at California's Otay Mountain
Another fire is ablaze in Southern California, igniting Thursday near San Diego, continuing weeks of blazes in Southern California. The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires
At least 29 people have died in the fires across the Los Angeles area. At least two of the people killed in the Southern ...
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Weather West: Major Storm To Bring High Risk Of Debris Flows In SoCal Wildfire Zones, With Some Flood Risk Elsewhere
The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog.  California's extraordinary precipitation dipole has persisted into mid-Feb with only slight attenuation Well, it has ...
Crashes and Disasters
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...
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Flash flood, severe thunderstorm warnings in place as heavy rain hits SoCal
The strongest storm of the season is moving into Southern California Thursday. It's expected to bring heavy rain across the ...