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 ...

Several locations in the Bay Area are considered very high fire hazard severity zones, according to new maps released this week by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

Some cities in the Bay Area gained more acres in the highest tiers of fire ... then a final group of maps covering Southern California on March 24. Cal Fire published fire hazard severity zone maps ...

(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps issued by state fire officials ... and 5,494 moderate. Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Local Responsibility Area for San Jose, as Identified by the State ...

New fire hazard maps for the entire state will be released by March 24, and are expected to add at least 1.4 million acres into zones where many heightened fire safety regulations are required.

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, ...

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

Local leaders say the Cal Fire publication could affect the enforcement of state laws on defensible space and real estate.

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

(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps issued by state fire officials ... and 5,494 moderate. Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Local Responsibility Area for San Jose, as Identified by the State ...

Areas of Orinda, Richmond, Moraga, San Pablo, Lafayette, Antioch, Clayton, El Cerrito, Brentwood, Danville, Concord, and ...

24—New maps issued by state fire officials show several Bay Area cities with ... not risk — like flood-zone maps that show the probability an area will be submerged, rather than the effects ...