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Crews reach 60 percent containment in 148-acre Estrada Fire
A prescribed burn near Watsonville that jumped containment lines on Friday has charred 148 acres and is 60 percent contained as of Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire. The...Read More
Crews make ‘significant progress’ on Estrada Fire sparked by prescribed burn
Cal Fire says crews are making "significant progress" on the Santa Cruz County Estrada Fire, which was sparked by a prescribed burn Friday.Read More
Boys suffer minor injuries in Sunny Cove Beach vehicle water crash
A woman and two boys were rescued Friday morning from the ocean off unincorporated Santa Cruz County after their vehicle went off a cliff, California Highway Patrol officials said....Read More
Bay Area health officers echo federal guidance on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Health officers for eight greater Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Sunday in agreement with federal guidance on use of the Johnson &...Read More
Santa Cruz County evacuation orders expand ahead of storm
Santa Cruz County has issued more evacuation orders in anticipation of a winter storm expected Tuesday, county officials said. Due to the high possibility of debris flow on burn...Read More
Officials warn Santa Cruz County stay-at-home order may last ‘well into January’
Santa Cruz County is likely to remain under a coronavirus-related stay-at-home order “well into January,” the county’s health officer said Thursday. The state’s stay-at-home order will go into effect...Read More
Fatal fire breaks out Santa Cruz County jail complex building
A fatal fire was reported Tuesday night at a building that is part of the county jail complex in Santa Cruz, city officials said. The city of Santa Cruz...Read More
Two state parks undergo week-long prescribed burns
Week-long prescribed burn operations in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties are scheduled to begin Thursday. California State Parks will be conducting the burns from 10 a.m. to 5...Read More
Red Flag warning extends into evening in parts of nine counties
The National Weather Service extended its Red Flag warning for much of the Bay Area through 6 p.m. Friday due to gusty winds and above-average temperatures. Parts of Sonoma,...Read More
Officials provide update, share relief resources in 86,509-acre CZU Lightning Complex
San Mateo County and Cal Fire officials shared updates and resources on Wednesday with residents impacted by the CZU Lightning Complex, which is 84 percent contained. About 77 participants...Read More
Cal Fire says 13,000 CZU Lightning Complex evacuees could soon return home
The CZU Lightning Complex, an 85,467-acre group of fires impacting San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, is 46 percent contained as of Wednesday morning. The fires have caused one...Read More
CZU Lightning Complex fires burn through more than 85,000 acres, 900 homes
The CZU Lightning Complex fires burning in southern San Mateo County and northern Santa Cruz County are 43 percent contained as of Tuesday morning. Cal Fire Chief Mark Brunton...Read More
CZU lightning fires stand at 19 percent contained
The CZU Lightning Complex fires burning in northern Santa Cruz County and southern San Mateo County are 19 percent contained as of Wednesday morning. Cal Fire officials said they’ve...Read More
CZU Lightning Complex grows to 63,000 acres overnight, destroys 97 structures
The CZU August Lightning Complex of fires burning in southern San Mateo County and northern Santa Cruz County had expanded to 63,000 acres overnight and was 5 percent contained...Read More
Officials ask tourists, visitors to leave Santa Cruz County to make room for evacuees
The Santa Cruz County Emergency Operations Center on Thursday asked all visitors, tourists and out-of-towners staying in local overnight accommodations like hotels, motels and vacation rentals to leave the...Read More
Fire merge into 40,000-acre inferno in San Mateo, Santa Cruz counties
Various wildfires blazing in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties, dubbed the CZU August Lightning Complex fires, have merged and spread to 40,000 acres with 0 percent containment as...Read More
Fires force more than 22,000 from San Mateo, Santa Cruz county homes
More than 22,000 people received evacuation orders from areas of San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties due to multiple wildfires that have burned an estimated 10,000 acres as of...Read More