According to Cal Fire data, San Diego County has 157,338 acres with “very high” fire hazard, the highest level of hazard. In 2011, that figure was more than 180,700 acres.

or fire pits as commonly referred to by many, throughout San Diego are on the chopping block as city leaders work to close a $258 million budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. MORE ...

including the majority of San Diego County's population, are living in high-risk fire danger zones. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has been releasing these updated maps ...

one North County city saw a significant jump. The Office of State Fire Marshal this week released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for San Diego County, showing an increase in areas ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire officials ... the same under the new maps. Not loading properly? A PDF breakdown by city in San Diego County can ...

such as city fire departments, according to Cal Fire. More specifically, the maps released cover Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties and ...

San Diego County’s local jurisdictions accounted for more than 335,000 additional acres in those zones. The maps detail fire hazard levels across Southern California for areas where city and ...