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May 8 Several wildfires are burning Saturday around the Sacramento region and Northern California, forcing evacuations amid red flag conditions that could lead to serious fire danger. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on Friday to last through Monday evening, affecting most of the Sacramento Valley. Forecasters warned that low humidity and wind gusts up to 40 mph have the .
At 12:42 p.m., Cal Fire Santa Clara Unit reported responding to vegetation fires in Pittsburg and Alamo in Contra Costa County and assisting with the Lopes Fire in Solano County.
Around 12:55 p.m., Cal Fire SCU said units had also responded to a vehicle fire that extended to vegetation on Highway 17 near Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Clara County. At 1:11 p.m., forward progress of the fire had been stopped at under an acre, officials said. Also in Santa Clara County, San Jose Fire Department reported that a 2-acre brush fire at Los Lagos Golf Course was under control by 4:55 p.m., with no injuries or evacuations.
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The first red flag warning of the year was issued for much of Northern California. It was originally meant to last until Monday but it was extended through 6 p.m. on Tuesday due to dry and breezy conditions, the National Weather Service announced Sunday. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Wildfires ignited all over Northern California and parts of the Bay Area on Saturday following the first red flag warning of the year.
The warning, issued for much of Northern California, was originally meant to last until Monday but it was extended through 6 p.m. on Tuesday due to dry and breezy conditions, the National Weather Service announced Sunday.