At the same time, a tornado watch is in effect for Madison, Carroll, Franklin, Johnson, and Logan counties, and severe winds ...

Residents can now check with new Cal Fire fire hazard severity zone maps released Monday to find ... Communities such as Jackson, Plymouth and Sutter Creek where “very high” hazard levels ...

Sacramento, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties are represented in the new maps. The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity ... 790 acres in Sutter Creek and 198 acres in ...

released its new fire hazard maps on Monday, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas have the highest severity for fires. The maps, created by the State Fire Marshal, show that the very ...

A current fire bans map shows areas where burning is prohibited due to extreme fire risk: OFS - Burn Ban Map Click here for an interactive map of current fire weather conditions to track high-risk ...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- Cal Fire's fire hazard severity maps are getting a makeover, and homeowners may want to pay attention. This critical city planning resource - which is getting a major ...

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 ...

Cal Fire’s updated maps will add 1.4 million acres to zones requiring stricter fire safety regulations, including parts of San Joaquin County around Tracy and Mountain House. The new maps ...

A contained wildfire is one that still burns but is no longer spreading, while a controlled fire has been extinguished. The forest service was continuously updating an interactive map to chart the ...

Newly released draft fire risk maps from Cal Fire have updated changes in Solano County’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones, used by state and local firefighters to divide responsibility and monitor risks.