Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built ...

CalFire has new threat designations for areas much closer to urban areas than before. Maps for the Central Valley came out ...

PG&E is holding a virtual town hall Tuesday evening to help Bay Area residents reduce wildfire risk in their communities.

A man was found dead in a vehicle filled with toxic gas in the parking lot of Costco in San Luis Obispo on Sunday evening, police confirmed Monday. The San Luis Obispo police and fire departments ...

The San Luis Obispo County Regional Hazmat team was responding to a hazardous materials incident at Costco on Sunday evening. According to Cal Fire, the team was requested to help assist the San Luis ...

State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities.

An updated draft Fire Hazard Severity Map is now available for public review and comment. This map is based on CalFire’s updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones, which determine fire hazard classifications ...

Despite leaving some high-fire areas off the map, regulators say the plan is designed specifically to benefit suburban ...

While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners, the maps themselves are not expected to directly impact insurance decisions. Cal Fire’s updated maps will ...

The new fire hazard severity zone maps issued by Cal Fire this week are part of a two-month statewide rollout.

Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern ...