Residents criticized the updated Cal Fire map amid fire insurance concerns but Mission Viejo City Councilmembers explained ...

California's peak fire season tends to be summer and early fall, but most Californians know that they can happen any time of ...

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District urged people to mow grass early in the day to reduce the risk of sparking a blaze.

The Vacaville City Council voted 4-2 to adopt new severity maps from the California State Fire Marshall and Cal Fire in accordance with state law during its meeting Tuesday. Councilmembers Roy ...

Worse, FAIR Plan policies cost more and have limited coverage, likely leading many owners to go without insurance altogether ...

California’s troubled fire insurance ... has increased, as insurance companies have withdrawn from California after a series of catastrophic wildfires. Statewide, its policies doubled between 2020 and ...

Cal Fire has released new maps that identify fire-prone areas in California, and San Luis Obispo County saw an 862% ... the new maps may have on their insurance coverage. According to Cal Fire ...

Wildfire risks have contributed to Santa Barbara County homeowners losing their insurance policies or seeing premiums increase in recent years. But the maps should not exacerbate this, he said. “Let ...

Former California insurance ... the Palisades Fire in the Alphabet Streets neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, CA, on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register ...

“Can’t wait to get my new insurance ... efforts to reduce fire risk. The maps show moderate, high and very-high fire hazards in areas protected by city and county firefighters.

After seeing his premiums quadruple in the past three years, Shawn Faircloth wondered if a new wildfire designation could spell yet another insurance ... fire risk. The maps show moderate, high and ...