The Federal Emergency Management Agency will begin mapping flood risks this week in Calistoga and Napa County to provide more accurate flood maps, risk assessment tools and outreach support.

This map from the state of California shows fire hazard severity zones. Zones are based on fuel, terrain, weather and other factors, according to Cal Fire. The map evaluates hazard, not risk.

Similarly, the changes varied for Napa County cities while the unincorporated ... only mapped for “very high” hazard. Like flood zone maps, the assessments don’t account for mitigation ...

Napa County has a lot more red on the proposed update of Cal Fire’s statewide fire hazard severity zone map, and some rural residents fear that could unfairly affect already skyrocketing ...