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

Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of ...

Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern ...

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 maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building regulations focused on fire safety. While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners ...

On March 11, 1890, prominent landowner William C. Chormicle was taken into custody and brought to Los Angeles to stand trial ...

"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.

Beginning in 1890, one of the deadliest range wars in California history unfolded in Castaic, as a feud between William Wirt ...

Evacuation have been issued for people from Gusty Bluffs Point and Meridian Road North to Highway 94 and Franceville Coal ...

As a late-winter storm brings rain to Southern California, evacuation warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas.

In Texas, fire crews can find themselves battling scores of blazes throughout the year -- from winter, when dormant vegetation provides fire fuel, to summer, when drought can turn grass and trees ...

Track wildfire activity across the state with this interactive map. Description: The wildfire had been growing rapidly towards Johnson City and fire engines have been working to take advantage of ...