WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – From winter storms to hurricanes, emergencies in Walton County can change quickly. That’s why officials are turning to technology to keep people informed and alert.

On a new Bay Area wildfire-risk map that gauges the threat of wind-driven embers, Lars Guntvedt’s neighborhood in the hills above Los Gatos sits in the highest-danger zone.

On a new Bay Area wildfire-risk map that gauges the threat of wind-driven embers, Lars Guntvedt’s neighborhood in the hills above Los Gatos sits in the highest-danger zone.

A new wildfire-risk map from NASA and a Bay Area fire-protection nonprofit organization shows where the threat of ember-driven wildfires is the highest in the North Bay.