The Encinitas City Council gave its initial approval last week to new, state-mandated fire hazard maps that will increase the amount of land that falls within the city’s “very high” fire hazard zones.

LOS ANGELES -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state maps published Monday, as fire officials rush to keep up with the impacts of climate change on the Golden State.

Several areas of La Jolla are identified as having “very high” fire hazards in a new assessment by Cal Fire, the first new map since 2011 laying out fire hazard zones across the state. Soledad Natural ...

Two months after the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, Cal Fire has released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the county. The surveys use various criteria to identify ...