On June 16, the Chaney Trail Corridor Project posted a call to its supporters on Instagram, warning that “public land ...

A moderately strong, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:08 a.m. Pacific time about 2 ...

However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring. That’s after Southern California was already devastated by wildfires in winter.

The Southern California’s five most populous counties saw the size of the very-high fire zone grow to more than 812,000 acres in the latest update, up from just over 644,000 in the previous maps ...

The number of acres in the top two fire zones that must comply with stiffer, fire-safe building codes increased 76% in Southern California areas protected by local firefighters, new state hazard ...

Why It Matters. Hazard severity zone maps are critical in California law, being cited in more than 50 sections. Properties in "high" and "very high" zones must adhere to fire-safe construction ...