CalFire Archives | Hills For Everyone

Major Lawsuit Against CalFire Won

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 13, 2025 with No Comments

A California appellate court has sided with environmental groups in a major California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire). The Court’s ruling indicated that CalFire failed to fully evaluate the wildfire risks of its vegetation treatment program. The California Chaparral Institute and Endangered Habitats League, challenged the state’s failure to address “type conversion”—the replacement of native habitat with more flammable vegetation. Hills For Everyone commented during this public review process, and supported the lawsuit, but was … Read More

Chino Hills State Park Fire

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 12, 2025 with No Comments

Stay alert folks!

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