In Berkeley, Cal Fire's new modeling decreased the number of acres listed as having "very high" fire risk from 1,269 to 454. Some of those acres were spread into lower tiered categories, high and ...

The previous Fire Hazard Severity Zone map was last updated from 2008-11 and identified only very high-risk zones in areas served by local fire departments. The new map’s three hazard levels aim ...

Separately, for the first time in 15 years, Cal Fire also released a new fire-risk map for the Bay Area. The red areas on the map represent very high-risk fire zones.

In the Southeast, wildfire risk is increasing. Fire suppression has allowed fuel to accumulate in forests, droughts are becoming more common, and communities are developing more homes and ...