WELL, CHANGES COULD BE COMING TO LOCAL BUILDING CODES IN YOUR AREA AS THE STATE HAS UPDATED ITS FIRE HAZARD ... AND WHEN NEW MAPS FOR A REGION ARE P A recent executive order by California Gov.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection this week released new fire hazard severity zone maps for dozens of inland Northern California cities and towns — the first updates to ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection began rolling out a long-awaited update to its fire hazard severity zones Monday, which is set to more than double the number of acres in ...

California has been rocked by at least nine earthquakes since Thursday, raising fears that the "Big One" could be near.

After San Diego County’s Cedar fire in 2003, California began requiring homes in “very high” fire hazard severity zones to comply with new wildfire building codes, including using ignition ...

The new maps will show more areas at high fire hazard than before, reflecting new science incorporating the risk of wind-fueled fires. SACRAMENTO, California — The Los Angeles fires are delaying ...

Another earthquake has hit California. A 3.7 magnitude earthquake ... "There can be serious hazards after an earthquake, such as damage to the building, leaking gas and water lines, or downed ...

In its zeal to promote more housing, the California Legislature passed ... and are farther up in the canyons, in high fire hazard severity zones. While existing conditions are difficult to change ...

This week was the USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop (NCEHW ... Hill and quite possibly on the Cascadia subduction zone interface. Why is any of this important to people ...