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 ...

With the start of daylight saving time, officials are urging residents to take extra precautions for both fire safety and ...

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.

(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps issued by state fire officials show several Bay ... high hazard — the acreage dropped to 638 in current maps from 1,506 in 2011 — but has 1,493 ...

A state of emergency was declared by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and around 100 fire companies were reportedly deployed.

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 ...

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency Sunday as wildfires in the Carolinas and Georgia scorched ...

The SC Forestry Commission has documented some of the worst wildfires in the Grand Strand history. The area has seen blazes ...

Sparks fire chief Walt White is being considered for a similar position in the Bay Area, potentially leaving the Rail City in search of a new leader. White was sworn in as the 14th fire chief for ...

Officials with the Bay Area Air District said began getting complaints about odor coming from Martinez Refinery Company hours before the fire that injured six people started earlier this month.

24—New maps issued by state fire officials show several Bay Area cities ... Morgan Hill lost area considered very high hazard — the acreage dropped to 638 in current maps from 1,506 in 2011 ...

(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps issued by state fire officials show several Bay ... high hazard — the acreage dropped to 638 in current maps from 1,506 in 2011 — but has 1,493 ...