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Utility maps of wildfire risk need updating, says the California Public Advocate—and utilities agree. State regulators voted them down.
The Kern County Fire Department is scheduled to host a virtual public meeting to provide information on the recently released Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Firefighters quickly knocked down a house fire on the city’s Northwest Side.The fire happened around 6:51 p.m. Saturday near ...
Originally filed eight years ago, the maps haven’t been updated as a whole. Instead, the utilities voluntarily file piecemeal updates to mark areas as at risk for fire, or no longer at risk ...