The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has updated its classification of areas that are more at risk of being affected by wildfires. The new fire hazard severity zone map shows ...

Silver Fire near Bishop, California, has prompted evacuations in Inyo and Mono Counties and closed parts of U.S. Highway 6.

Even a small fire in the Oakland hills is enough to bring up bad memories for many in the community, especially given the ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cal Fire, released new draft maps this week showing fire hazards in cities across California's Bay Area and the state's northern coast as ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state maps published Monday ... For example, Oakland's very high hazard dropped by 80% from over 10,000 acres ...

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. A Cal Fire map from 2011 ... However, near Altadena, the very northern ...

Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near ... California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CalFire, has been releasing these maps in installments over the last six weeks, beginning ...

LOS ANGELES -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California ... example, Oakland's very high hazard dropped from over 10,000 acres to a little less than 2,000. With the new maps, cities ...

California's wildfire hazard zones, categorized as "high" or "very high" risk, have significantly expanded since 2011. This expansion is attributed to climate change, improved modeling techniques ...