When we set out to explore what first-time homebuyers want in 2025, we expected a long list of must-haves: spacious layouts, ...

Louisiana is the most likely place to find flood insurance, with 21% of its housing covered, followed by Florida, with 18%, ...

Louisiana is the most likely place to find flood insurance, with 21% of its housing covered, followed by Florida, with 18%, ...

Fire officials emphasize that the maps are intended to show hazard, not risk — like flood-zone maps that show the probability an area will be submerged, rather than the effects of submersion.

(BCN) — Areas of Orinda, Richmond, Moraga, San Pablo, Lafayette, Antioch, Clayton, El Cerrito, Brentwood, Danville, Concord, and Pinole are considered very high ...

Cal Fire’s updated maps will add 1.4 million acres to zones requiring stricter fire safety regulations, including parts of San Joaquin County around Tracy and Mountain House. The new maps ...

The fire marshal's office said the maps evaluate "hazard," not "risk." "They are like flood zone maps, where lands are described in terms of the probability level of a particular area being ...

Cal Fire's maps, which are still in draft form, establish what the state calls fire hazard severity zones, which measure the likelihood of a major wildfire hitting certain areas and neighborhoods.

The map reveals some areas entered the "Very High" risk category. That means homeowners in those zones will now have to follow more fire-prepared guidelines set by Cal Fire, such as ensuring ...

NEARLY 100 flood alerts and warnings have been put in ... According to the forecaster's map, current estimates suggest rainfall sweeping across the country from the early hours of tomorrow morning ...

Like flood zone maps, the assessments don’t account for mitigation efforts like fuel reduction projects or defensible space. Property owners in higher hazard areas would have to use more ember ...