Lack of rain contributes to early fire season, Cal Fire reminds folks to prepare
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Updated: 7:18 PM PDT Apr 5, 2021
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Updated: 7:18 PM PDT Apr 5, 2021
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HEALTH FOUNDATION WILL RECIEVE FUNDING. ## A DRY MARCH BRINGS NEW WORRIES ABOUT THE COMING FIRE SEASON TO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. THE TRAGEDY OF LAST YEAR'S CZU LIGHTNING FE IR IS STILL ON EVERYONE'S MINDS. ACTION NEWS EIGHT REPORTER PHIL GOMEZ HAS MORE ON HOW PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARING. ### THE MONTH OF APRIL DOESN'T LOOK VERY PROMISING FOR MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY NOR DOES IT HEADING INTO SUMR ME "We're well below average. Certain areas of the County have only seen marginal amount" AND FIRE CREWS AREN'T GETTING MUCH HELP. THIS FIRE OFF LAUREL GN LE ROAD IN SOQUEL IS THE THIRD FIRE TO GET AWAY FROM A HOMEOWNER DURING A CONTROLLED BURN IT'S ONE OF THREE IN THE LAST WEEK. "One of those fires began when n aeighbor didn't properly dispose of ashes. Th e winds got a hold of it and burned 5 acres o of ff Greenvale Rd. in Boulder Creek. "Nobody should be havi ng any kind of burn not even in your fire pit" CENTRAL FIRE REVOKED T HE HOMEOWNERS BURN PERMIT AT THE LAUREL GLEN FIRE A ND CAL FIRE IS CONSIDERING ENDING THE BACKYARD BURN SEASON EARLY "We're at a point now based on the escapes that we had we're going to be monitoring very close" THE STATE PROVIDED MORE THAN 80 MILLION DOLLARS FOR EMERGENCY FIRE FUN DS THE SAN MATEO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY UNIT REHIRED THIRTEEN MORE FIREFIGHTERS WHICH MEANS MORE ENGINES ARE NOW AVAILABLE THIS WEEK FIRE CREWS WILL BE NDCOUCTING ONE HUNDRED FEET CLEARANCE FOR DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND HOS ME THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT WILL CHIP AWAY THOSE TREE LIMBS FOR YOU. "Signing will begin May First and are available on a first ome first rvsee basis. So, what we encourage people to dos i visit our website, which is is RCDSantaCruz.org/fire." THE WARNINGS, INSPECTIONS AND BRUSH CLEARING ARE NORMALLY SEEN LATER IN THE