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CAL FIRE Overhauls Wildfire Risk Maps that May Result in Stricter Rules
Researchers use models that combine how weather, topography and types of vegetation raise the risk that a fire will grow large and threaten neighborhoods.
New Cal Fire maps: Here’s what they can tell you about your risk — and what they can’t
With streaks of yellow, orange and red, Cal Fire’s new fire risk maps make plain the extent of fire danger in the Bay Area.
New fire maps in California add 1.4 million acres requiring stronger safety regulations
Cal Fire's updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones map adds 1.4 million acres across the state to the High and Very High fire ...
Is the water in Pacific Palisades safe to drink? LADWP has launched a website so you can find out
LADWP launched a dashboard so Pacific Palisades customers could track its progress on flushing fire-caused contaminants out ...
Driver crashes off I-5, into taco trailer in Lathrop
A car went off Interstate 5 and into a food trailer at the Lathrop Food Plaza overnight on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the ...
More affordable housing? California opens vacant state-owned land to developers
The 23 new parcels announced Tuesday could yield another 2,000 homes to help alleviate the Golden State’s housing crisis, ...
LA Times Today: Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps
When wildfire ripped through Altadena, Cal Fire had maps that showed most of the city was not at a very high fire hazard risk, yet 17 people died and more than 9,000 structures were destroyed in that ...