Previously, the state only included "very high" severity zones on the local responsibility maps. In Ventura County, acres designated in "very high" hazard zones expanded around 54% to nearly 89,000.

The agency hasn’t released maps for these local areas — on city and county land where local fire departments, not Cal Fire, are responsible for responding to fires — since 2011.

Maps that more than double the local area included in fire hazard severity zones are expected to take effect in July for Ventura County property owners. The California Department of Forestry and ...

Previously, the state only included "very high" severity zones on the local responsibility area maps. But the updated ones add 15,000 parcels in high severity zones and nearly 12,000 in moderate ...

Previously, the state only included "very high" severity zones on the local responsibility maps. In Ventura County, acres designated in "very high" hazard zones expanded around 54% to nearly 89,000.

Then, they have 120 days to go through the process of adopting the maps, with the ability to add extra protections and put them into their local ordinance. The maps covering the Bay Area and North ...

Morgan Hill lost area considered very high hazard — the acreage dropped to 638 in current maps from 1,506 in 2011 — but has 1,493 acres deemed high hazard, and 950 moderate. In the East Bay ...

Cal Fire unveils fire hazard severity maps for the Bay Area By Thom Jensen • Published February 25, 2025 • Updated on February 25, 2025 at 7:33 pm BOOKMARKER ...