When trying to improve, refine, and seek more efficiency in disaster management measures, predicting the extent of disaster ...

When trying to improve, refine, and seek more efficiency in disaster management measures, predicting the extent of disaster ...

Credit: Courtesy of Cal Fire In new fire hazard severity maps released last week by state fire officials, Oakland saw a significant reduction in its “very high” hazard zone and a 32% reduction in ...

This plugin will make life easier for those who need to make RCRC SIMS maps. It will help getting the layout done in a fast and consistent way. The plugin will run in QGIS3 versions from 3.4.0 and up.

The data came in the form of CSV (comma separated values) files, making it easy to upload to Qgis, the open-source geographic information software we use at the FT for mapping. To highlight the ...

Cal Fire’s Fire Hazard Severity maps for local jurisdictions, issued in 2011, are being updated, with Bay Area maps released Monday. While the old maps showed only areas deemed “very high ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)-- The Problem Solvers were the first to bring you homeowners' concerns about the state's wildfire hazard map last June. La Pine residents tell us they saw a major increase in ...

FIRE MARSHAL CHRIS BACHMAN WITH CONTRA COSTA FIRE SAYS NEW MAPS GIVE THEM A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE A FIRE WILL DO THE MOST DAMAGE. HAZARD MAPS ARE REALLY LOOKING OVER A 30 TO 50 YEAR PERIOD.

The Deschutes County Commission voted 2-1 Monday to file an appeal of the state’s wildfire hazard map on behalf of all 21,258 properties in the highest designation, a move intended to send a ...

Firefighter Chris Oliver walks between grapevines as a helicopter drops water over a wildfire burning near a winery in Santa Rosa in 2017. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) ...

The new maps include Oakland and Santa Rosa, scenes of deadly fires, along with Northern California’s wine country. New fire hazard maps for the entire state will be released by March 24 ...