Cal Fire’s refreshed maps show a large increase in areas considered hazardous: “High” and “very high” hazard zones have grown ...

In response to a growing number of public complaints, authorities said they plan on ramping up enforcement efforts against ...

Were heavy rains enough to pull California out of drought? Here's which areas are still dry and which are drought-free for ...

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 ...

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

See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.

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

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released new fire-hazard severity maps Monday that added thousands of acres within the purview of local fire departments across ...

A helicopter makes a water drop on the Mountain fire, which burned in Santa Paula and Camarillo in November. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) ...

If you aren’t familiar with Anne of Green Gables — dare we ask, where have you been? Because of this book, this story is everywhere. It was written at the turn of the 20th century by P.E.I. resident ...

Sacramento, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties are represented in the new maps. The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones, which assess the likelihood of wildfire ...

Partly cloudy today with a high of 67 °F (19.4 °C) and a low of 42 °F (5.6 °C). There is a 51% chance of precipitation. Showers today with a high of 63 °F (17.2 °C) and a low of 44 °F (6.7 ...