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.

Ember risk in the North Bay, based on plant types and denseness of growth of living, dying and dead vegetation, is shown on this map. Deep red represents the highest threat, and white the lowest ...