Tag: fires and firefighters
Boulder Creek couple offers fire victim pick of materials
When Kendra Sanchez read about Mark Livingston’s Felton house burning down in the Press Banner, she wondered if there might not be something she...
After home destroyed by fire, Felton resident adds up the costs
Mark Livingston, 68, remembers how, a couple years back, a cat showed up at his rustic Felton house in the thick of the Santa...
Firewise Festival educates on wildfire prevention, home hardening and recovery efforts
Last Sunday, July 21, Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton played host to nearly 200 people who attended the Santa Cruz Mountains Firewise Festival.
The event...
Solo-vehicle crash into power pole on Highway 9 causes outage and...
Traffic on state Highway 9, north of Boulder Creek, in Santa Cruz County, was reopened to one-way traffic on July 4 after the highway...
Fire claims Brookside Drive resident’s home, cat
On Sunday afternoon, 68-year-old Mark Livingston cued up an old movie in his hand-built home on Brookside Drive in Felton. His fiancée was making...
Boulder Creek family loses second house to fire
On Sunday, Boulder Creek resident Eric McFarland was unloading some items from the family vehicle when he heard some strange noises.
The CZU Lightning Complex...
Dozens attend Ben Lomond meeting about new fire danger maps
At a nighttime meeting Sept. 26 at the Highlands Park Senior and Community Center in Ben Lomond, Cal Fire Capt. Frank Rodgers sympathized with...
Ben Lomond Fire Protection District receives nearly $270K FEMA disaster grant
The Ben Lomond Fire Protection District (BLFPD) has been awarded a Fire Prevention and Safety (FPS) FEMA disaster grant for $269,806 by the U.S....
Scotts Valley Fire District to absorb Branciforte’s fire service
Santa Cruz County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved the merger of the fire departments that serve Scotts Valley and Branciforte on Aug. 2.
Scotts...
New Scotts Valley fire chief launches bid for new station
On Wednesday morning, a Scotts Valley Fire District crew headed out on a medical call. Inside the Erba Lane station, which was missing some...
Road project on Highway 9 in Felton continues next week
A project to construct sidewalks, curb ramps, driveways and retaining walls on Highway 9 between Graham Hill Road and the San Lorenzo Valley schools...
