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New Cal Fire maps show big increase in Auburn's very high wildfire severity acreage in past decade

Cal Fire's new maps show Auburn increased its very high severity zone acreage to 800 this year compared to 326 acres a decade ago.

KXTV-TV Sacramento on MSN · 15h

Updated CalFire map shows increase in 'very high' fire hazard acreage in Northern California

CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires. Updated for the first time since 2007,

kcra.com · 2d

New California wildfire maps: See 'Very High' fire hazard zones by county

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by the state show more than 1 million acres are at a higher risk of wildfires.

LA Times on MSN · 2d

Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas

Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an increase in the number of acres in zones with heightened fire safety regulations.

KTXL-TV Sacramento on MSN · 14h

CAL FIRE releases first updated fire hazard severity zone maps in 14 years

Approximately 1.4 million acres of land were added into the two highest fire hazard severity tiers on newly updated CAL FIRE maps.

mudslides, California

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Eastern U.S. braces for flooding while fire-damaged California city now faces mudslides

The strongest atmospheric river of the season left roads submerged in sludge and created conditions for mudslides on wildfire-scarred hillsides.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Storm pummels Southern California as flooding, mudslides hit areas charred by fire

Fires can cause soil to repel water, increasing risk of floods and mudslides. Californians experienced this as some areas were hit with storms.

LA Times on MSN · 2d

SoCal digs out after mudslides, flooding, rain rescues; tornado damages homes

Street flooding and mudslides, and a weak tornado, were reported across the region as the storm barreled through Thursday evening.

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California town nearly destroyed by wildfire rebuilding with unique approach to insurance crisis

More than six years after California's deadliest wildfire nearly destroyed the town of Paradise, residents are continuing to ...

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More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated high or very high fire danger areas

Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land in ...

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California wildfires recovery updates: Friday, Feb. 14

Follow FOX 11's live blog with the latest updates provided on the Jan. 2025 fires in Southern California: The following evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect through Friday, February 14, ...

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Scorched debris and toxic waste: Inside one of the nation’s largest wildfire recovery responses

Many Los Angeles residents stricken by loss from the Eaton and Palisades fires are eager to transition to a new phase of ...

Newsweek on MSN7d

Gavin Newsom Changes California Fire Laws After Meeting Trump

Newsom signed the order after returning from Washington, D.C., where he met with President Trump to discuss federal aid.

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Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps

The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...

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Welcome to California. Pay your fire tax.

The rising cost of fire insurance was a problem in California’s rural fire-prone areas. Then it was a problem for suburban and urban fire-prone areas. Now it’s a problem for everyone. Nearly all ...

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