“We cannot comment today on a potential future vehicle about the fire maps.” As investigators examine the causes of the recent fires in Los Angeles County, Southern California Edison, which ...

Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to ...

Below is a press release from multiple fire departments regarding Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – On March 10, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

California's Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down. This story was originally published by CalMatters.

the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to update maps showing high fire threat areas.

The maps show the risk of a wildfire caused by equipment owned by the state’s three major investor-owned utilities; they are separate from Cal Fire’s maps that show the potential for fires ...

The Vacaville City Council voted Tuesday evening to send a letter to the state government opposing new Cal Fire maps sent by the state fire marshal. The city is required to accept these maps ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, Monday released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps local governments will have to adopt in the coming weeks. The city of ...

Cal Fire published maps outlining the fire hazard severity zones in the Bay Area in February. It was the first update to the maps since the early 2000s; earlier maps identified only very high fire ...