In 2019, when state lawmakers were grappling with the bankruptcy of Pacific Gas and Electric Co., California’s largest electrical utility, they needed an estimate of how much a worst-case-scenario ...

The map allows Californians to search for an address and see the location's probability of being affected by fire. Here's ...

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...

More Bay Area firefighters are helping battle destructive wildfires burning in Southern California. The Alameda County Fire Department sent additional firefighters to Los Angeles County ...

Watch Duty, a wildfire alerting app founded in Sonoma County, has been a vital tool for those escaping the catastrophic fires ...

Firefighters and other personnel from nearly 90 fire departments spanning all nine Bay Area counties are helping to battle the cascade of wildfires that have ravaged large swaths of Los Angeles over ...

This time, they are lending their experience and expertise as veterans--veterans of the Bay Area's own massive wildfires. Among them was Division Chief Fire Marshal Paul Lowenthal with the Santa ...

Firefighting crews in the Bay Area have already been deployed, while others are on standby, preparing to respond if needed. The Menlo Park Fire Protection District, along with other Bay Area ...

As investments in Bay Area fire departments have grown in the wake of catastrophic fires around the region, several have opted to rely less on volunteer ranks that were once common. For some fire ...

The agency's fire map looks at areas under state responsibility – which does not include federal land like the Mendocino National Forest and Lassen National Forest. The Bay Area is under both ...