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

To determine the hazard level for an area, factors such as fire history, existing and potential vegetation, predicted flame ...

Researchers use models that combine how weather, topography and types of vegetation raise the risk that a fire will grow large and threaten neighborhoods.

A data analysis by the CBS News Data Team shows a growing number of Bay Area homes are facing increased wildfire risk.

With streaks of yellow, orange and red, Cal Fire’s new fire risk maps make plain the extent of fire danger in the Bay Area.

A roadway in Modesto was shut down after a major injury crash on Tuesday evening, police said. According to the Modesto ...

Commissioner Ricardo Lara had asked for the meeting in which he and Consumer Watchdog will sit down with State Farm reps in ...

For the first time in more than a decade, CAL FIRE is updating its wildfire risk maps, and areas now considered "very high risk" will eventually have to follow more fire safety rules.

Inmates take laps in the courtyard at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center on July 26, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, From local news fellow Cayla Mihalovich: California voters overwhelmingly approved ...

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California officials on Monday released another set of county maps rating the likelihood and severity of wildfires as part of an executive order by Gov. Gavin Newsom signed earlier this month.

Fifty of these sensors were installed throughout Portola Valley, Woodside, unincorporated San Mateo County, Palo Alto and ...