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To determine the hazard level for an area, factors such as fire history, existing and potential vegetation, predicted flame length and ember-dispersion distances, terrain and weather patterns are ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cal Fire, released new draft maps this week showing ... increased by nearly 20,000 acres in San Jose, and in Cupertino, they expanded ...

The Observatory narrowly escaped being consumed by wildfire as fire crews worked overnight to beat back flames in the foothills above east San Jose ... maps issued by state fire officials show ...