Wildfire is an important issue in many California communities. This website gives users the opportunity to explore a variety of interactive wildfire maps, and to search by a specific address to find the proximity to areas that may be impacted by widlfire.
1. To search by a specific address, type the address into the boxes in the top right corner above and click "Go to Address". You will immediately see results (in text) for each of the map layers for the address you entered in a box in the top left corner of the map window. You can visually explore each of these results in the map window by clicking a specific map layer in the "Choose layer" menu using the navigation controls as described in number 3 below.
2. To more generally explore wildfire maps for California (instead of searching a specific address), click the layer in the "Choose layer" menu above that most interests you and use the navigation controls as described below.
3. Use the map navigation buttons in the top right corner of the map window to move around the layer you have chosen. Rolling your mouse pointer over each button will give a brief description of how it can be used. The direction arrows can be used to pan in a specific direction. To zoom in or out, click one of the zoom buttons, and then click the area of the map that you would like to zoom to. To see information about a specific location, click the query button and then click the point you are interested in -- the results will be listed in a box in the top left corner of the map window.
4. To print a map, use the navigation tools described in 3 above to capture the level of zoom and geographic extent that you wish to print. Click the print button in the upper right hand panel and the map will appear in a printable format. Use your web browser print function to print the document. To print a different map, go back to the active map window and choose another location.
4. More information about each layer, including how it was created and how it can be used, will appear in this window at the same time as the layer is displayed in the map window.
5. If you have a problem loading a layer or receive an error message, often just clicking the reload button on your browser will resolve the problem.
6. To access this page again, click "Map Help" above.