Santa Cruz Co Animal Shelter Taking in Pets of Fire Evacuees for Free
The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter offered to care for the pets of wildfire evacuees for free, county officials announced Friday.
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The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter offered to care for the pets of wildfire evacuees for free, county officials announced Friday.
Felton was among the many communities evacuated on Thursday as the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire exploded with zero containment Thursday.
Officials in San Mateo County upgraded existing evacuation warnings for the CZU Lightning Complex fires to mandatory orders Thursday evening, instructing residents in Pescadero, San Gregorio, La Honda and other areas to leave immediately.
Cal Fire officials announced new evacuation orders for parts of Santa Clara and San Joaquin counties Thursday afternoon due to the SCU Lightning Complex fires
Authorities from beach communities around Monterey Bay announced in an unprecedented joint statement on Thursday the intended closure of all beaches over the Labor Day weekend to limit the spread of COVID-19.
The River Fire continued to tear through rugged terrain south of Salinas on Thursday after the lightning sparked wildfire doubled in size overnight.
A large wildfire burning in Big Sur more than doubled in size overnight, according to Monterey County officials.
The Carmel Fire in Monterey County exploded in size overnight, growing to 4,285 acres, according to emergency officials.
Struggling San Jose business owners amid the pandemic find themselves facing yet another hit in revenue caused by the heatwave, unhealthy air and ash from the wildfires burning across the Bay Area.
It was a dramatic day for residents forced from their homes as the CZU August Lightening Fire raged in the Santa Cruz Mountains, burning at least 10,000 acres and the Coast, destroying homes in its path.
A number of new evacuations were ordered Wednesday afternoon in both northern and southern Santa Clara County because of the growing reach of the SCU Lightning Complex fires (map), which have grown to more than 85,000 acres, or 133 square miles, across five counties.
A woman who was found severely beaten inside her Gilroy home died of her injuries and her boyfriend has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday.
A wildfire continued to burn Wednesday in Monterey County's Carmel Valley, though the acreage burned has been reduced, according to authorities.
The Dolan Ridge Fire in Big Sur expanded to 2,500 acres overnight and is burning in all directions.
Hundreds of residents clogged the roadways heading out of Boulder Creek late Tuesday night and overnight, forced from their homes by an advancing wildfire, one five large blazes raging out of control in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties.
