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More than two million acres of state land designated at high risk of wildfires
Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate nearly two-and-a-half million acres of local ...
More than 2 million acres of land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
Health advisory issued for communities near Bay Area refinery fire
A fire at a Bay Area refinery has sent multiple people to the hospital and prompted a public health advisory in the impacted ...
Crime and Public Safety
Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...
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Bay Area community could be death trap in major fire, study warns
The study, known as the Sonoma Area Fire Evacuation Study (SAFE), highlights ... Kevin Padian, a Sonoma Valley resident and former East Bay fire board member, described the situation as a death ...
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Crashes and Disasters
The community of Moss Landing was evacuated Thursday night because of a fire at a battery storage ... south of Elkhorn Slough. The map above shows the evacuation area in red.
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Cal Fire battalion chief back working in the Bay Area after fighting LA fires
One of those firefighters was Battalion Chief Rob Wettstein, a Cal Fire crew member in Napa County ... as well as across the Bay Area and the state.
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Nearly 90 Bay Area Fire Departments Have Helped Battle the LA 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 ...
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Where did all the Bay Area volunteer firefighters go?
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 ...