Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

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.

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 projects in high-risk areas, requiring specific construction materials and methods, defensible buffers, and development regulations.