State says 12 cities in Contra Costa County have very high fire hazard severity areas

Areas of Orinda, Richmond, Moraga, San Pablo, Lafayette, Antioch, Clayton, El Cerrito, Brentwood, Danville, Concord, and Pinole are considered very high fire hazard severity zones, according to new maps released this week by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

All of those cities also have unincorporated areas near them listed in the highest category of severe fire danger.