State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities. In some cases, homeowners in those zones will now have to comply with ...

Sep. 19—For generations, fire lookout towers stood as landmarks across the American West. Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before ...

Saratoga City Council approved a new map that extends the boundary of the Wildland Urban Interface, or WUI, to encapsulate Cal Fire’s changes to the city’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone map. Related ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After years of delays, California’s Zone Zero regulations face a Dec. 31 deadline. But it seems likely state ...