The new map ranks hazard zones as “moderate,” “high ... Cal Fire studied several factors in drawing the map, including types of vegetation, slope, climate and fire history.

Past mapping focused on geographic hazards such ... that they’re focused on precision, not politics, in drawing the new hazard zones, which were anticipated in 2020. “We want to get the ...

Cal Fire officials have released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps, marking the fourth and final round of hazard map updates since the previous release in 2011. The newly released ...

The Oregon Explorer website will provide information for anyone who is interested in learning about the wildfire hazards where they live. The initial map was released in 2022, drawing deep ...

This is large part because Cal Fire updated its model to include three fire hazard severity categories in the map instead of one, which significantly expanded the acreage that fell into hazard zones.