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Residents warned about triple threat of drought, fire danger, air quality
SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) Santa Clara County fire officials are putting out a call to action because of the triple threat of drought, wildfires and unhealthy air.
“We are urging residents to take action now to prepare for wildfire,” said Luisa Rapport, Public Information Officer for Santa Clara County Fire.
She said fire seasons in California will be longer and hit harder than in decades past.
“Much like considering the Bay Area earthquake country, we also want our residents to consider California wildfire country,” Rapport said.
This year, low rainfall has led to low water levels in the reservoirs. It’s creating extremely dry fuels in the hills and wildlands surrounding many Bay Area neighborhoods.
ABC7 News was at Fort Point near the Presidio where it happened Sunday afternoon.
Witnesses say the surfer was riding a six to eight-foot wave when he gained too much speed and crashed head first into a rock. Another surfer at the scene, who is also an EMT, rushed to perform CPR on him after another group pulled him from the water. Looks like he had a gash on his head, so he probably hit the rock and became unconscious. Someone was obviously calling 911 and we were just pumping on him 30 to 2 trying to get his impressions in and the airway, said Kevin Smallwood.