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 ...

Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities. New fire hazard severity maps show dramatic increases in some areas of Sonoma and Napa counties and around San Jose. In Contra Costa ...

Despite leaving some high-fire areas off the map, regulators say the plan is designed specifically to benefit suburban ...

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 ...

The new maps include Oakland and Santa Rosa, scenes of deadly fires, along with Northern California’s wine country. New fire hazard maps for the entire state will be released by March 24 ...

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 ...

An expansive park nestled among the redwood forests and rolling grasslands north of the Russian River recently reopened for ...

Vallejo has a few areas classified as moderate severity zones, with no areas designated as high or very high fire hazard severity, officials said. As a result, no changes are required for existing ...

State officials have released a third batch of maps showing fire hazards in California's Bay Area and the state's northern region.

The City of Vallejo and the Vallejo Fire Department are informing residents about CAL FIRE’s updated Fire Hazard Severity ...