New maps issued by state fire officials show several Bay Area cities with striking increases in areas deemed at high and very high likelihood of wildfire, raising the specter of residents losing ...

While most of California is prone to wildfires, the South Bay is seeing a significant increase in hazardous areas compared to ...

Morgan Hill lost area considered very high hazard — the acreage dropped to 638 in current maps from 1,506 in 2011 — but has 1,493 acres deemed high hazard, and 950 moderate. In the East Bay ...

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 ...

Despite leaving some high-fire areas off the map, regulators say the plan is designed specifically to benefit suburban homeowners in the Bay Area and beyond with the least access to insurance ...

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

Overall, the Bay Area saw a slight drop in high fire hazard zone acres compared to the prior maps. However, two counties saw a large increase - Napa and Sonoma. Napa had the largest increase ...

(KRON) — 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, “fire zones ...