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New Cal Fire maps: Here’s what they can tell you about your risk — and what they can’t
The primary audience for the maps are city and county governments ... Area gained more acres in the highest tiers of fire ...
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PD Editorial: New state maps affirm fire dangers
Cal Fire is rolling out new hazard maps that show much more of the state at risk of wildfire than before. They will require ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat18d
Cal Fire’s new fire risk maps show jump in ‘very high’ danger zones in Sonoma, Napa counties
Unincorporated Sonoma County saw its “very ... Lake County carried the highest risk designation before, that figure climbed to 10,881 acres in the Cal Fire map published for the area Feb ...
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CAL FIRE overhauls wildfire risk maps, giving some Bay Area homeowners stricter rules
Updated CAL FIRE wildfire risk map of Sonoma. CAL FIRE The biggest changes are in Sonoma County, where nearly 7,600 acres are considered at risk compared to just 11 acres in 2011. Looking at the ...
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California's New Fire Risk Maps Have Huge Impacts for Homeowners
The new maps, which provide crucial information on the risk of wildfires breaking ... and the Kincade fire of 2019 in Sonoma County burned through over 77,000 acres of land for 13 days before ...
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New Cal Fire wildfire risk maps prompt updated safety measures
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) recently released new fire hazard severity zone maps for ...
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Bay Area home building in wildland-urban interface areas increases residential wildfire risk
The red areas on the map represent very high-risk fire zones. Sonoma County saw the biggest increase with that designation, while Oakland saw its fire hazards reduced. Homeowners in the danger ...