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 ...

The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building regulations focused on fire safety. While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners ...

Darin Clifford working at his business, Steffens Auto Parts, in November. The store blew up Feb. 22 after a gas leak. Longtime friend and customer Kent Forshee, who now lives out of state, took this ...

NEW YORK -- Eighteen people were injured after a track fire was reported on the No ... 1 train station in Manhattan's Washington Heights on Tuesday afternoon. FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Mike ...

Feb. 25—With streaks of yellow, orange and red, Cal Fire's new fire risk maps make plain the extent of fire danger in the Bay Area. The origin of the maps date back to one of the first major ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- CAL FIRE is overhauling its wildfire risk maps for cities across the Bay Area. The new fire lines will mean major changes for homeowners. It's the first time in more than a ...

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.

Giulia Carbonaro is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on the U.S. economy, housing market, property insurance market, local and national politics. She has previously ...