Solana Beach City Council approved a second reading on June 18 of the new Cal Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps. Cities ...

San Diego County’s local jurisdictions accounted for more than 335,000 additional acres in those zones. A new Fire Hazard Severity Zone map released by Cal Fire on March 24, 2025, shows areas ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire officials have released an updated fire hazard severity zone map for communities across the state. The new map, which ...

San Diego County has seen a significant increase in areas classified as very high fire hazard zones. In 2011, approximately 646,000 acres were designated as very high fire zones.

San Diego County has seen a significant increase in areas classified as very high fire hazard zones. In 2011, approximately 646,000 acres were designated as very high fire zones.

The Office of State Fire Marshal this week released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for San Diego County, showing an increase in areas designated as “very high" fire risk. This is the ...

The number of acres across San Diego County in a very high fire hazard severity zone went from 646,838 to 817,212, the data shows. By Shelby Bremer • Published March 24, 2025 • Updated on ...

Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps were updated for San Diego County for the first time in 15 years, and they show a 26% increase in acreage now designated as “very high fire risk.” ...

Join the 20,000+ people who get Times of San Diego in their inbox at 8 a.m. every day ... Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps evaluate “hazard,” not “risk,” Cal Fire says.

A brush fire broke out near El Monte County Park in Lakeside Tuesday, leading to almost immediate evacuation orders.

As crews work to gain containment on the Border 2 Fire in southern San Diego County, Cal Fire is providing a three-dimensional map of the fire, showing evacuations and its perimeter.

Now, more than 817,00 acres in San Diego County have been classified by Cal Fire as “very high” for fire hazard, up from 646,838 acres under the 2011 map.