Cal Fire said the maps are proactive, to be used in wildland-urban interface building standards for new construction and natural hazard real estate disclosures at the time of sale.

State officials will be releasing updated fire maps for Southern California. Brittany Hope reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on March 24, 2025. For the first time in over a decade, state officials will be updating fire maps for Southern California.

Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the highest hazard zone by 26%.