To determine the hazard level for an area, factors such as fire history, existing and potential vegetation, predicted flame length and ember-dispersion distances, terrain and weather patterns are ...

Officials at Cal Fire announced the second phase of new "fire hazard" maps on Monday. These maps show which areas of the last ...

Several locations in the Bay Area are considered very high fire hazard severity zones, according to new maps released this ...

Cal Fire added more than 360,000 acres in coastal Northern California to its fire hazard zones where heightened fire safety ...

A dozen East Bay cities in Contra Costa County have areas that fall into the "very high fire hazard severity" category, ...

The Observatory narrowly escaped being consumed by wildfire as fire crews worked overnight to beat back flames in the foothills above east San Jose. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- CAL FIRE is overhauling its wildfire risk maps for cities across the Bay Area. The new fire lines will mean major changes for homeowners. It's the first time in more than a ...

Fire officials are sounding the alarm over areas across the East Bay considered a high hazard for fire danger. According to new maps from the Cal Fire State Fire Marshal, ...

The Observatory narrowly escaped being consumed by wildfire as fire crews worked overnight to beat back flames in the foothills above east San Jose. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps ...

CAL FIRE RELEASED NEW MAPS SHOWING CHANGES FOR THE NORTH BAY ... Phase 2 involved maps revolving in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. "I see it as a call to action," said Brian O'Shea ...

Cal Fire's Fire Hazard Severity maps for local jurisdictions, issued in 2011, are being updated, with Bay Area maps released Monday. While the old maps showed only areas deemed "very high" hazard ...