A brush fire broke out Monday morning in the Big Bear area and expanded to more than 300 acres hours later at the start of a ...

Cal Fire said the maps are proactive, to be used in wildland-urban interface building standards for new construction and natural hazard real estate disclosures at the time of sale.

CalFire's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, published Monday for Southern California, show fire hazard creeping farther into some the San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica and even West Hollywood.

The new fire hazard severity zone maps issued by Cal Fire this week are part of a two-month statewide rollout.

New Cal Fire maps could mean changes for local homeowners; here's what to know Cheri Carlson Ventura County Star 0:00 ...

Southern California saw its fire risk zones expand by 3.5 million acres in CalFire’s new hazard maps. Homeowners in those areas must now meet safety standards.

Cal Fire's new fire hazard severity maps are expected to take effect in July. Here's what that means.

A month after CalFire released new fire hazard maps, local agencies have reviewed them and, in some cases, proposed amendments. Santa Barbara County ...

What do the maps show? The Office of the State Fire Marshal found that the land area considered to have "very high" fire hazard severity jumped more than 30% since the last assessment in 2011.

Cal Fire's new fire hazard severity maps are expected to take effect in July. Here's what that means.