City Fire Dept. to screen documentary Wilder Than Wild: Fire, Forest, and the Future By City of Piedmont | August 24, 2020 The award-winning film will be shown on KCOM and Zoom on Monday, August 31 at 6 p.m.
Bay Area Weather service cancels red flag warning over threat of lightning By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | August 24, 2020 National Weather Service officials said there are no notable weather-related fire threats though the rest of the week.
Bay Area LNU, SCU, CZU Lightning Complex Fires burn over 766,000 acres | Sunday evening update By Sam Richards | Bay City News | August 23, 2020 As of this past weekend, the LNU and SCU Lightning Complex Fires were the second and third largest CA wildfires on record, according to Cal Fire.
Bay Area CZU Lightning Fires to 74,000 acres in San Mateo, Santa Cruz counties By Sam Richards | Bay City News | August 23, 2020 Fires continue to actively burn above the marine layer in the heavy timber and thick undergrowth of the coastal areas.
Bay Area LNU Lightning Complex, including Hennessey Fire, up to 348,000 acres By Sam Richards | Bay City News | August 23, 2020 "Extreme fire behavior" continues to challenge firefighting efforts, and the threat is ripe for new fires to start.
Bay Area Firefighters planning on long battle with SCU Lightning fires By Sam Richards | Bay City News | August 23, 2020 Resources are stretched thin to fight blaze that has consumed almost 344,000 acres across parts of seven counties.
Bay Area Red flag warning for Bay Area starting Sunday morning By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | August 22, 2020 With the Bay Area ringed by wildfires, the primary concern is for erratic gusts that could move those blazes in unexpected ways.
Bay Area Lick Observatory dodges flames, but firefighters remain vigilant By Jana Kadah | Bay City News Foundation | August 21, 2020 Despite very high and hot flames surrounding the peak, all structures, located within the Calaveras Zone of the SCU Lightning Complex Fires, stayed intact.
Uncategorized Piedmont firefighters deployed to SCU Lightning Complex fire By Piedmont Fire Chief Bret Black | August 21, 2020 The fires making up the SCU Lightning Complex are located in Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties,
Bay Area Another round of storms, lightning in the forecast starting Sunday By Daniel Montes | Bay City News | August 21, 2020 A fire watch has been issued with scattered thunderstorms and winds predicted to reach between 40 and 65 mph.