Despite pressure from the California Public Advocate and support from utility companies to update these maps, state regulators have declined the request, raising questions about the adequacy of ...

The three utilities are required to update their maps every 10 years, but both Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison have updated sections of their maps since the original filing.

the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to update maps showing high fire threat areas. Consumer ...

California's Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down. This story was originally published by CalMatters.