All counties in California, including Nevada County, are required to update maps that show Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by the state show more than 1 million acres are at a higher risk of wildfires.

In the Sacramento foothills and Sierra Nevada mountains, the communities near and east of Placerville along the Highway 50 corridor face “very high” risk, according to the map.

Southern California’s five most populous counties saw the size of the very-high fire zone grow to more than 812,000 acres in the latest update, up from just over 644,000 in the previous maps ...