PRESIDENT BEN RICHMOND, WHO PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MANY IN POOR CONDITION, LANGUISH WITHOUT ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR REPAIRS. OUR FIRST NATIONAL ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection battle the Sugar fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials on Monday unveiled updated fire hazard maps for the High Desert ...

A dozen East Bay cities in Contra Costa County have areas that fall into the "very high fire hazard severity" category, according to new maps released this week by the Office of the State Fire Marshal ...

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians into its Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The zones, referenced in over 100 sections of code and regulation, are tied to home hardening, defensible space ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection began rolling out a long-awaited update to its fire hazard severity zones Monday, which is set to more than double the number of acres in ...

There was a big expansion of zones statewide, but there wasn’t as much change to Santa Barbara County maps, according to county Fire Marshal Fred Tan. “There’s not a whole lot of expansion, and the ...

Mike Hamers and others who live in his neighborhood off North Market Street have been paying a high price for the scenic hilltop views they enjoy of Redding and the surrounding mountains in Shasta ...

Juliet Grable / JPR On Monday night, dozens of property owners crowded into a room at the Jackson County Expo in Central Point, Oregon, to learn about the revised map, which will be available for ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Fire hazard has grown in Los Angeles ...