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The fire complex consisted of fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, [1] including fires that had previously been separately tracked as the Warnella and Waddell fires. [2] The firefighting effort was primarily administered by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
Four years ago, fire ravaged 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Today, a hike on the Redwood Loop Trail is full of inspiring new growth.
Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California are growing more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
The CZU lightning complex fire burns along Butano Ridge and in Pescadero Creek Park, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California. Pictured here on 19 August, this fire would later grow to over 85,000 acres and destroy over 900 structures. By August 20, the fire had caused extensive damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 33 square miles. That’s half the land size of Washington, D.C. A second fire, the Eaton Fire, is now more than 22 square miles.
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the Pacific Palisades fire for Tuesday, Jan. 7. For the latest updates on the California wildfires, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for ...
Redwood City Fire and Police Department have issued a health advisory for Redwood City and Menlo Park due to a large scrap metal fire at SIMS Metals 699 Seaport Blvd. Redwood City, CA Fire crews working a one alarm scrap metal fire with heavy smoke. Residents are asked to shelter in place with their windows closed and stay indoors.
Get the Redwood City, CA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... 24 dead as fire crews try to corral Los Angeles blazes before winds return this week.