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7 fires now burning in Santa Cruz, San Mateo counties [SFGate, San Francisco] Jan. 20 LATEST Jan. 20, 10:45 a.m. Cal Fire said it hopes to have seven small wildfires burning in northern Santa Cruz and southern San Mateo counties contained by the end of the day Wednesday amid favorable weather conditions. “That’s contained, not controlled,” Cal Fire spokesperson Cecile Juliette said. “We hope to have all of them controlled by this weekend. Contained is when they’re able to get a fire line around the entire fire, so they can keep it within a certain area. Controlled is when they have the line around the fire and all the hot spots within the perimeter are out.” ....
Cal Fire Chief: ‘We weren’t prepared for this in January’ [Santa Cruz Sentinel, Calif.] Jan. 21 SANTA CRUZ Winds that likely ignited at least 20 fires across Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties have died down, and firefighters seized the opportunity Wednesday, making progress on containing the blazes into the evening. The two major fires are the Freedom Fire, north of Watsonville in the Aptos Hills, and the Panther Ridge Fire in Boulder Creek. Those two blazes triggered evacuation orders for at least 120 households. All residents placed under those orders were allowed to repopulate as of Wednesday afternoon. Cal Fire CZU San Mateo Santa Cruz Unit Chief Ian Larkin said though many of the fires across Santa Cruz and San Manteo counties are nearing containment, that crews were still on the attack. ....
7 fires now burning in Santa Cruz, San Mateo counties FacebookTwitterEmail A wildfire burns in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Jan 19, 2021. According to CZU Calfire, one fire is off Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville and one is in the Boulder Creek area off of Highway 9.PG&E Webcam LATEST Jan. 20, 10:45 a.m. Cal Fire said it hopes to have seven small wildfires burning in northern Santa Cruz and southern San Mateo counties contained by the end of the day Wednesday amid favorable weather conditions. That s contained, not controlled, Cal Fire spokesperson Cecile Juliette said. We hope to have all of them controlled by this weekend. Contained is when they re able to get a fire line around the entire fire, so they can keep it within a certain area. Controlled is when they have the line around the fire and all the hot spots within the perimeter are out. ....
UpdatedWed, Jan 20, 2021 at 6:05 pm PT Reply The Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit battled multiple wildfires all day Tuesday across the county, but primarily in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (Renee Schiavone/Patch) SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA Officials have lifted all evacuation orders and firefighters expected full containment Wednesday night on most, if not all, of the wildfires blazing across Santa Cruz County. Now, Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit Chief Ian Larkin is calling on the public to remain vigilant in the months to come, as this winter has been an unusually dry one. Fire is possible year-round, he said in a statement. ....