SCU Lightning Complex

Crews reach 98 percent containment in SCU Lightning Complex fires

The SCU Lightning Complex fires in multiple Bay Area counties have reached 98 percent containment with full control expected by…

4 years ago

Evacuation orders lift in Santa Clara, Alameda counties as complex containment reaches 60 percent

Cal Fire lifted its evacuation orders in Santa Clara and Alameda counties Monday after firefighters made progress in containing the…

4 years ago

SCU Lightning Complex fires now 50 percent contained

The more than 2,000 personnel battling the SCU Lightning Complex fires continue to make progress, with containment reaching 50 percent…

4 years ago

SCU Lightning Complex fires burn through nearly 375,000 acres

As the SCU Lightning Complex of fires nears 375,000 acres, Cal Fire reported early Saturday that firefighters were making slow…

4 years ago

Lower overnight humidity poses rapid growth risk at SCU Lightning Complex

The SCU Lightning Complex of fires burning in seven counties grew to 372,971 acres overnight and was 35 percent contained…

4 years ago

‘Favorable weather’ helps crews tame SCU Lightning Complex to 35 percent containment

Containment grew by 10 percent to 35 percent Wednesday on the SCU Lightning Complex fires burning in two Bay Area…

4 years ago

Shift in weather aids firefighters in battle against SCU lightning fires

Favorable weather, including higher humidity, is helping firefighters battle the SCU Lightning Complex of fires.

4 years ago

Fire officials say they don’t have infrastructure to hold donated items

Officials overseeing the fight against the SCU Lightning Complex fires on Sunday expressed appreciation for offers of donations for firefighters…

4 years ago

Cal Fire orders additional Alameda County evacuations

Cal Fire issued an evacuation order in Alameda County early Sunday morning, effective immediately. Mandatory evacuations stretch from south of…

4 years ago

City tells Berkeley hills residents to be ready to evacuate ‘with or without notice’

Berkeley city officials issued a statement telling residents in the hills to be prepared for evacuation "with or without notice…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Massive evacuations raise virus exposure concerns as state battles two crises at once

Several counties around the Bay Area are fighting two crises at once: the Covid-19 pandemic and historic wildfires. Massive evacuations…

4 years ago

Crews nearly extinguish Deer Zone fire in Contra Costa County

The Contra Costa County part of the SCU Lightning Complex is almost out but two other fire areas in four…

4 years ago

Officials say progress on Deer Zone fires ‘better than other areas’

Firefighters in east central Contra Costa County hope a combination of the right kind of winds and increasing humidity will…

4 years ago

Deer Zone fires burn 1,450 acres with no containment in sight

The Deer Zone Fire complex on the northeast side of Mount Diablo in rural Contra Costa County had burned more…

4 years ago

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