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A high-wind warning was issued by the National Weather Service through 9 p.m. Monday, with a forecast of southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts up to 65 mph.
From The Mercury News
Strong winds on Monday drove an out-of-control wildfire through a remote area of eastern California, prompting evacuations for hundreds of homes.
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NBC Los Angeles on MSNCal Fire has fire hazard maps. See where your home falls in new classificationsThe new fire hazard severity zone map shows which California neighborhoods are considered “very high” zones. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, March 24, 2025. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has updated its classification of areas that are more at risk of being affected by wildfires.
More than 800,000 acres of land across these SoCal counties have been classified under the highest fire hazard severity zone level.
Two months after deadly wildfires razed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, Cal Fire has released a new map showing fire hazard severity zones for the entire state. The maps were developed
Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.
More than 3.5 million additional acres across Southern California, including Los Angeles County, have been designated as fire hazard zones under updated maps released on Monday by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, Huntington Beach, Laguna Hills, Chino Hills and Rancho Cucamonga.
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New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County. Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield.
Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the highest hazard zone by 26%.