California wildfire resources, county by county

Official evacuation alerts, emergency offices, air-quality districts, CAL FIRE units, shelters and home-hardening help for all 58 California counties, each linked to its public source.

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County emergency alerts & offices

Each county's official emergency services office and its alert sign-up for evacuation orders and warnings.

58 listings

Statewide fire maps & alert tools

Official and trusted statewide tools: active fire maps, evacuation-zone lookups, smoke maps and road closures.

12 listings

Air districts & smoke

The local air district for every part of California, with burn-day information and smoke resources.

35 listings

CAL FIRE units & contract counties

CAL FIRE administrative units and the six contract-county fire departments that protect State Responsibility Areas.

27 listings

Shelters, aid & insurance

Find open shelters, apply for disaster aid and get help with fire insurance claims or coverage.

5 listings

Power shutoffs (PSPS)

Utility pages for Public Safety Power Shutoffs during high fire-risk weather.

3 listings

Home hardening & defensible space

Programs and official guidance for defensible space, ember-resistant upgrades and fire hazard zones.

4 listings

Fire-safe contractors

Defensible-space clearing, home-hardening and ember-resistant retrofit contractors. Listings are reviewed before publishing; contractors can submit below.

0 listings

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Butte County emergency services & alerts

Official Butte County emergency management office (Butte County Office of Emergency Management) and the county emergency alert sign-up for wildfire evacuation warnings.

County emergency alerts & officesButte County

Los Angeles County emergency services & alerts

Official Los Angeles County emergency management office (Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management) and the county emergency alert sign-up for wildfire evacuation…

County emergency alerts & officesLos Angeles County

Sonoma County emergency services & alerts

Official Sonoma County emergency management office (Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management) and the county emergency alert sign-up for wildfire evacuation warni…

County emergency alerts & officesSonoma County

CAL FIRE Incidents

CAL FIRE's official list and map of active wildfires in California, with acreage, containment and evacuation links.

Statewide fire maps & alert tools

Genasys Protect (evacuation zones)

Look up your evacuation zone and live evacuation orders and warnings. Many California counties publish their zones here.

Statewide fire maps & alert tools

AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

EPA and US Forest Service map that combines air sensors, fire locations and smoke plumes to show current smoke levels.

Statewide fire maps & alert tools

CalAlerts (Cal OES)

Cal OES site explaining Wireless Emergency Alerts and linking to every county's local alert sign-up.

Statewide fire maps & alert tools

American Red Cross: find an open shelter

Red Cross page to find open disaster shelters near you during an evacuation.

Shelters, aid & insurance

Wildfire Prepared Home (IBHS)

Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety program that designates homes meeting wildfire-resistance standards.

Home hardening & defensible space
Guide / ebook

Free wildfire evacuation checklist

Our printable go-bag and evacuation checklist, built on CAL FIRE's Ready, Set, Go! guidance.

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Guides

How to Sign Up for Wildfire Evacuation Alerts in California

California has no single statewide opt-in alert list. Here's how county alerts, Wireless Emergency Alerts and evacuation-zone tools work, and how to sign up for each.

Defensible Space Zones in California, Explained

California law requires up to 100 feet of defensible space in many areas. Here's what Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2 mean and what to do in each.

Wildfire Evacuation Checklist for California Households

A printable go-bag and evacuation checklist based on CAL FIRE's Ready, Set, Go! program: what to pack, when to leave and what to do before you go.

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About this directory

CA Fire Map is an independent directory that gathers official wildfire resources in one place. Every listing links to the government agency or organization that runs it, so you can act on current information during fire season. We are not a government agency; in an emergency, follow orders from local officials and call 911. More about us · How we make money

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