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 ...

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

While most of California is prone to wildfires, the South Bay is seeing a significant increase in hazardous areas compared to others. This week, CAL FIRE released its latest update of "Fire Hazard ...

California is requiring two West Valley communities to build thousands of homes, while the state is ringing alarm bells over increasing fire risk where some of these homes might be ...

Yet many Bay Area neighborhoods facing the most serious fire hazards, from the Oakland and Berkeley hills in the East Bay to the Gilroy area at the southern tip of Silicon Valley, aren't included in ...

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 ...

An expansive park nestled among the redwood forests and rolling grasslands north of the Russian River recently reopened for the first time since a wildfire ripped through it several years ago.

The Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim of the November 2024 fire as 71-year-old Beatrice Rodriguez. ORIGINAL: 11/26, 11:56 a.m. Corpus Christi fire investigators have ...

A Bay Area fire department employee and El Dorado County resident is accused of possessing child pornography and trying to meet with a child for sex, the Modesto Police Department said Friday.

Alameda fire crews responded to a fire burning at least two boats in the Marina Village Yacht Harbor, according to the city fire department in a social media post. The blaze was first reported at ...

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