The Wolf Fire was reported in Riverside County near Banning, California, around 85 miles east of Los Angeles, on Sunday, June 29, at 3:09 p.m. local time, according to Cal Fire. The fire has consumed ...

The Wolf Fire broke out shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday in the area of Old Banning Idyllwild Road and Wolfskill Truck Trail in Banning. As of Monday morning, CalFire reported that the blaze had ...

CalFire released the last of its updated fire hazard severity maps on Monday, showing a 3.5 million acre expansion of Southern California’s zones. The largest increases were in the Antelope Valley and ...

When the fire hazard maps came out around 2011, “it was quite a bit more expensive to build to that high fire hazard standard,” he said. “Most standards now are already in place for most ...

Cal Fire maps. Cal Fire officials stated that the updated maps show 2007 to 2011 coverage compared to 2025. The coverage zones are based on several factors, including vegetation, fire history ...

The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. Instead, the maps evaluate hazard, or the “physical conditions that create a ...

Cal Fire's new hazard zone maps show information on topography, fire weather, flame length, past fire history, vegetation type and the overall likelihood of a wildfire igniting in the area.

Cal Fire has issued a fire hazard severity zone map for Sacramento County, rating nearly 78,000 acres under some threat from wildfires. It’s the first significant change to the state’s ...

Rep. Mike Thompson and a Santa Rosa survivor of the 2017 Tubbs Fire help victims of the Los Angeles blazes deal with destruction and insurance issues.

Rep. Mike Thompson and a Santa Rosa survivor of the 2017 Tubbs Fire help victims of the Los Angeles blazes deal with destruction and insurance issues.