In this Reality Check, The Tribune investigated how various areas are labeled under Cal Fire’s new fire hazard severity maps.

What he doesn’t see is a eucalyptus grove — as indicated by an outdated map Cal Fire recently used to determine that his property was in a “very high” fire hazard severity zone.

Cal Fire said its firefighters are assisting the Tahoe National Forest on the fire off North Fork Place in Placer County.

Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit has suspended all burning in Amador, El Dorado, Alpine, and Sacramento counties due to a Red ...

Alameda County Fire says the blaze has burned approximately 25 to 30 acres with a moderate to dangerous rate of spread, with ...

According to Cal Fire, the fire was located near O’Brynes Ferry Road at the Lake Tulloch Bridge and had burned at least three ...

A small fire was burning Friday afternoon in the Richmond Parkway area in Richmond. Firefighters were responding to the blaze, which reportedly has burned about at least a quarter of an acre. A brush ...

SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. – CAL Fire SLO crews were on scene for a vegetation fire at the Carrizo Plains in Santa Margarita just before noon on Sunday. The fire first broke out near Helios War ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – CAL Fire SLO, the SLO ACPD, SLO County Community Fire Safe Council and private landowners all agreed to schedule a prescribed burn next week. This event will ...