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.

San Diego County saw a nearly 9% decrease in acreage with “very high” fire hazard compared to 2011, Cal Fire reported this week in a release of new maps for areas under local and county fire ...

The newly released interactive maps categorize fire hazard zones into three levels: Moderate, High, and Very High. These classifications draw from both science-based and field-based testing models ...

The new map, which is intended to illustrate the potential for fire activity in certain areas over a multi-decade period, expanded the state’s “very high fire hazard” zones by millions of ...

The updated maps use a color-coded system to indicate fire hazard severity: yellow for moderate, orange for high, and red for very high risk. San Diego County has seen a significant increase in ...