The Observatory narrowly escaped being consumed by wildfire as fire crews worked overnight to beat back flames in the foothills above east San Jose. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps ...

Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities. New fire hazard severity maps show dramatic increases in some areas of Sonoma and Napa counties and around San Jose. In Contra Costa ...

TALKED WITH FIRE OFFICIALS IN THE EAST BAY ABOUT THE NEW MAP. THE GREEN FOREST HILLS OF ORINDA. FOR MANY, THIS IS WHY THEY LIVE HERE. WE LOVE LIVING HERE AND WE’D LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.