The new maps add 1.4 million acres of land statewide into higher fire severity categories, accompanied by stricter building and local planning code requirements for property owners.

For the first time in more than a decade, CAL FIRE is updating its wildfire risk maps, and areas now considered "very high risk" will eventually have to follow more fire safety rules.

With streaks of yellow, orange and red, Cal Fire’s new fire risk maps make plain the extent of fire danger in the Bay Area. The origin of the maps date back to one of the first major wildfires to burn into neighborhoods in the state: the 1980 Panorama Fire in San Bernardino County.

The map reveals some areas entered the "very high risk" category. That means homeowners in those zones will now have to follow more fire-prepared guidelines set by Cal Fire, such as ensuring enough defensible space.