As of 6 a.m., the route was opened to residents ... It preceded the Hughes Fire, which broke out in the area near Castaic Lake on January 22, burned over 10,000 acres and prompted further evacuations.

A contained wildfire is one that still burns but is no longer spreading, while a controlled fire has been extinguished. The forest service was continuously updating an interactive map to chart the ...

The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building regulations focused on fire safety. While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners ...

The Observatory narrowly escaped being consumed by wildfire as fire crews worked overnight to beat back flames in the foothills above east San Jose. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps ...

Newly released draft fire risk maps from Cal Fire have updated changes in Solano County’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones, used by state and local firefighters to divide responsibility and monitor risks.

TALKED WITH FIRE OFFICIALS IN THE EAST BAY ABOUT THE NEW MAP. THE GREEN FOREST HILLS OF ORINDA. FOR MANY, THIS IS WHY THEY LIVE HERE. WE LOVE LIVING HERE AND WE’D LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection this week released new fire hazard severity zone maps for dozens of inland Northern California cities and towns — the first updates to ...

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 ...