The 68-year-old man, who was said to be terminally ill and on oxygen, had last been seen at about 9 a.m. Monday leaving his Hilton Head Plantation home in his 2005 Dodge Magnum. Investigators said ...

The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. These maps are intended to “drive local planning decisions, not insurance decisions." ...

2007-2011 Fire Hazard Severity Zones Once the hazard zone maps are released by the state, local jurisdictions can adopt them or amend them by increasing the hazard level for particular areas.

Cal Fire explains these maps function similarly to flood zone maps, "where lands are described in terms of the probability level of a particular area being inundated by floodwaters, and not ...

“Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps evaluate ‘hazard,’ not ‘risk’,” the fire marshal’s office said. “They are like flood zone maps, where lands are described in terms of the ...

Cal Fire has released maps identifying the level of fire hazard severity that cities across eight Southern California counties face as part of efforts to prepare for and prevent wildfires.

The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. Instead, the maps evaluate hazard, or the “physical conditions that create a ...

Cal Fire has released new fire hazard severity zone maps for public review and comment, including maps for Tulare County, Woodlake, and Porterville. The new maps will impact future building ...

Coligny Beach Park is one of the most popular beaches in Hilton Head. The scenic shoreline is ... Plahs Wildflower Field, having a picnic on Fish Island or walking through the Vanishing Swamp ...