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Cal Fire Maps

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 17, 2025 with No Comments

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) recently released maps related to the State Responsibility Areas for Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The maps weren’t as accessible as one would hope. We’ve converted them into an accessible file for you to view the zones in Google Earth. Download Google Earth (free). Download the Fire Maps. (Note: this link is correct, but you may need to copy/paste it into your browser. The file size is 65MB, it may take a … Read More

Fire Hazard Zones Updated

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 24, 2025 with No Comments

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (aka Cal Fire) updated its statewide fire hazard maps. Its been 14 years since the last update. The state is broken up by County and then by state and local responsibility areas with very high, high, and moderate risk areas. Check out the details! View the CBS News Coverage State Responsibility Area Local Responsibility Area

Southland Wildfire Resources

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 7, 2025 with No Comments

When TV and radio list the winds as “life threatening” you know we are in for a big, scary wind event. And, as we all know strong winds increase the chances for catastrophic wildfires. There are a few wildfires already burning in the Southland. This post includes a short list of resources you can use to track wildfire events: CalFire Incidentshttps://loom.ly/woMTq1Y Alert California https://loom.ly/_QRTsEs SoCal Edison Public Safety Power Shut Off Outage Map https://loom.ly/B5VpawQ Sign up for County Safety Alerts … Read More

Wildfire Cameras Installed

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 16, 2020 with No Comments

The City of Brea has installed two cameras to help alert authorities to wildfire incidents in eastern Brea. You can follow along and see what the cameras see at these links: Canyon Camera 1 Canyon Camera 2

Fire at 14,334 Acres

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on October 28, 2020 with No Comments

It is our understanding that the Blue Ridge Fire has 16% containment and has burned 14,334 acres as of the briefing this morning. These numbers have been adjusted from the 15,200 acre estimate yesterday now that revised mapping has been completed. From our sources (fire agencies, state park staff, and eye witness accounts), here is what we know today: 1. Most of this acreage burned appears to be in the San Bernardino County portion of the Chino Hills State Park. … Read More