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New Cal Fire maps show heightened fire danger in the San Francisco Bay Area

The map reveals some areas entered the "very high risk" category. That means homeowners in those zones will now have to follow more fire-prepared guidelines set by Cal Fire, such as ensuring enough defensible space.

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Cal Fire unveils fire hazard severity maps for the Bay Area

For the first time in more than a decade, 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 County, the fire hazard severity level decreased for some but increased for others.

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California's New Fire Risk Maps Have Huge Impacts for Homeowners

State officials have released a third batch of maps showing fire hazards in California's Bay Area and the state's northern region.

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Martinez refinery fire snuffed out; supervisor calls for incident audit and town hall meeting

Contra Costa Health officials have lifted a public health advisory linked to a weekend fire at the Martinez Refining Company facility after confirming the fire is out. County health officials ...

Fire burns Antioch strip mall near Highway 4

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews have contained a commercial structure fire that occurred early Friday ...

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Martinez refinery fire leaves health and psychological impacts days later

An East Bay community is still feeling the effects from a weekend fire at the Martinez Refining Company that emitted huge ...

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Crashes and Disasters

BRENTWOOD — A resident died in a two-alarm fire at their home Wednesday night, officials said. Authorities have not released ...

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Martinez refinery fire released cancer-causing chemicals into air, new report shows

Contra Costa health officials say strong winds likely helped push some of the chemicals away from neighborhoods. Martinez residents however, are kept wondering if living in the city is worth it amid ...

Update: Crews Contain Commercial Structure Fire Near State Highway 4

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews have contained a commercial structure fire that occurred early Friday morning near state Highway 4 in Antioch. The fire started around 5:45 a.m. at a ...

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Antioch mother arrested after 4 young kids found alone in 'uninhabitable' house

An Antioch woman was arrested on suspicion of child abuse after her four children were found home alone on Thursday.

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Air district began getting reports about refinery hours before fire

The Bay Area Air District began getting complaints about odor coming from Martinez Refinery Company hours before a fire ...

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