The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones is set to be released Monday by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cal Fire. New maps rating the likelihood and severity of ...

The new fire hazard severity zone maps issued by Cal Fire this week are part of a two-month statewide rollout.

To determine the hazard level for an area, factors such as fire history, existing and potential vegetation, predicted flame length and ember-dispersion distances, terrain and weather patterns are ...

After an hours-long public hearing on Tuesday, Calgary city council approved an amended version of the Riley Communities ...

Newly released draft fire risk maps from Cal Fire have updated changes in Solano County’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones, used by ...

On the shores of the Baltic Sea, in the south of Denmark, a vast engineering marvel is taking shape — piece by giant concrete ...

"It is always a concern, when you live in an area that it is so open, that you could have a fire erupt at any point," said Corinne Beshara.

Waymo, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is expanding its service area with a new swath of coverage not connected to ...

Cal Fire’s Fire Hazard Severity maps for local jurisdictions, issued in 2011, are being updated, with Bay Area maps released Monday. While the old maps showed only areas deemed “very high ...

Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps prepared by the Office of the State Fire Marshal have been released for public review and comment. These maps, developed ...

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A new national forecast warns that above-normal wildfire risk will exist through most of New Mexico by April. Meanwhile, ...