All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of Delaware.

More parts of Orange County are identified where residents might be required to start taking measures to protect their homes.

For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, showing where wildfires are most likely to occur within the next ...

in the Oakridge Mobile Home Park A map of the evacuation ... orders. In Orange County, evacuation warnings will go into effect at 8 a.m. Thursday in areas near the Airport Fire burn scar.

The new state maps show fire zones extend at least seven to eight ... (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Construction in the high and very-high fire zones must comply with ...

Orange County supervisors have agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle various claims related to last year's Airport Fire.

However, the maps don’t take into account efforts ... every spring from Malibu to the Antelope Valley. The Orange County Fire Authority conducts more than 85,000 inspections after the rainy ...