As heat waves roast much of the West Coast, the Bay Area has been spared from extreme temperatures over the course of the ...

The map comes as California sees increasing frequency and severity of wildfires -- four out of five of California’s most-destructive wildfires and nine of the 10 largest have occurred since 2017.

On a new Bay Area wildfire-risk map that gauges the threat of wind-driven embers, Lars Guntvedt’s neighborhood in the hills above Los Gatos sits in the highest-danger zone.

On a new Bay Area wildfire-risk map that gauges the threat of wind-driven embers, Lars Guntvedt’s neighborhood in the hills above Los Gatos sits in the highest-danger zone.