To determine the hazard level for an area, factors such as fire history, existing and potential vegetation, predicted flame length and ember-dispersion distances, terrain and weather patterns are

Cal Fire added more than 360,000 acres in coastal Northern California to its fire hazard zones where heightened fire safety regulations will apply. New Southern California maps come out March 24.

For the first time in more than a decade, CAL FIRE is updating its wildfire risk maps, and areas now considered "very high risk" will eventually have to follow more fire safety rules.