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85% of rural California land is now at ‘high’ or ‘very high’ wildfire risk, new analysis shows

By Brandon Miller and Cheri Mossburg | | CNN

of climate crisis is one of the key factors in the new evaluation that indicates Over 85% of rural and unincorporated land in California The state’s Forestry and Fire Protection Agency (Cal Fire) recently announced that wildfire danger is now in the “high” or “very high” severity zone.

California’s New Proposal Fire danger zone mapis by Cal Fire, analyzes only land used primarily for insurance purposes, is based on long-term data, and is designed to last 10 years or more. The previous version, created in 2007, was considered obsolete.

The amount of land in “very high” severity zones has increased significantly, increasing by 14.6%. with fresh analysisIf the proposed map is approved, about 17 million acres (an area larger than West Virginia) would be given the California Fire Department’s worst designation.

“A lot has happened since 2007,” says Cal Fire mentioned in the release Announcing an update. “Using academic researchers and others and the best available science, this updated map reflects the impacts of a changing climate and includes a variety of other important factors.”

About 98% of California was in drought conditions this week, according to the US Drought Monitor. Perennial mega drought Supported by warmer temperatures and drier conditions.

As recently as 2018, California maximum, terrible When most devastating wildfires in state history. Over the last five years, California has averaged more than 7,000 wildfires each year, consuming more than 2 million acres on average, according to data from the California Governor’s Office.

The proposed map includes only rural and unincorporated areas. Cities and metropolitan areas are excluded, but will be added in next year’s update.

Dozens of meetings are scheduled over the next few weeks to discuss the findings to allow public comment before the map is officially adopted.

“CAL FIRE fire scientists and wildfire mitigation experts use science-based, field-tested models that assign hazard scores based on factors that influence fire likelihood and fire behavior. Many factors were considered, including fire history, existing and potential fuel (natural vegetation), projected flame length, embers, topography, and typical fire weather in the area. These zones fall into the following classifications – medium, high and very high,” officials explained.

Cal Fire said the new map should help communities align their wildfire planning and preparedness efforts to where they are most vulnerable. According to Cal Fire, these zones are also used to determine where defensible space standards, building codes that demarcate wilderness and cities, and state minimum fire codes are required.

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