Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

Cal Fire has released maps identifying the level of fire hazard severity that cities across eight Southern California counties face as part of efforts to prepare for and prevent wildfires.

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 ...

Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the highest hazard zone by 26%.

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, Huntington Beach, Laguna Hills, Chino Hills and Rancho Cucamonga.

Southern California's mapping came out on Monday ... Cal Fire had already released fire maps for Northern and Central California this year. The new 2025 maps update the previous 2007-2011 models ...

For the first time in over a decade, state officials will be updating fire maps for Southern California. This includes crucial information on the latest wildfire prone areas, fire risk zones and ...

All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of ...

California’s Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators ...

Cal Fire has released maps identifying the level of fire hazard severity that cities across eight Southern California counties face as part of efforts to prepare for and prevent wildfires. The updated ...