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Here’s how many acres most of Southern California’s cities changed on Cal Fire’s risk map
Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.
State releasing new fire maps for Southern California. Here’s why they matter
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 ...
New fire maps show swaths of San Diego County with ‘very high’ fire hazard
According to Cal Fire data, San Diego County has 157,338 acres with “very high” fire hazard, the highest level of hazard. In 2011, that figure was more than 180,700 acres.
New fire maps increase hazard zones in L.A. and Southern California by 3.5 million acres
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%.
Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps
Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...
New fire maps put nearly 4 million Californians in hazardous zones
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 Delaware.