Tag: wildfire
San Lorenzo Valley gains high-tech fire safety trailer for students
Students in the San Lorenzo Valley (SLV) have firsthand knowledge of the devastation fire can leave behind. Fire safety and fire prevention in their...
Community wildfire safety fair comes to Corralitos on Saturday
As wildfire season approaches, residents of Corralitos and surrounding areas are invited to attend a free, hands-on community event focused on wildfire safety and...
Wildfire between Felton and Scotts Valley quelled
A wildfire that broke out between Felton and Scotts Valley midday Friday was quickly contained at 2.3 acres, as firefighters sought to quell flames...
Highway 9 vegetation control work continues with daytime traffic control
Caltrans continues with a vegetation control project over the entire length of Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County in support of California’s Wildfire and...
Measure Q gets underway with citizen oversight, funding allocation
With the overwhelming approval of Measure Q, formally known as the “Santa Cruz County Safe Drinking Water, Clean Beaches, Wildfire Risk Reduction and Wildlife...
Vegetation control work on Highway 9 to begin Monday with daytime...
Caltrans will begin vegetation control work on the entire length of Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County in support of California’s Wildfire and Forest...
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...
Santa Cruz Mountains wildfire quelled quickly
A fire that grew to a half-acre in the Santa Cruz Mountains was extinguished quickly Friday morning before it could threaten the nearby communities...
Firewise Festival at Roaring Camp connects residents for fire safety
The Forest Lakes Neighborhood Firewise and Safety Association presented a showing of “Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” on June 26 at the Scotts Valley Community Theater.
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Boulder Creek fire siren to sound weekly starting July 2
For years, the motto of the Boulder Creek Fire Protection District (BCFPD) has been, “Yours when the siren sounds.” Now, residents of Boulder Creek...
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...
