As of Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 8:00 am the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) San Mateo – Santa Cruz Unit has banned all outdoor burning. This is due to the extreme menace of destruction by fire to life, improved property, and natural resources caused byRead More →
Scorched Around the Edges, the Santa Cruz Mountains Brace for Fire Season by Lisa Robinson The decommissioned Eagle Rock Lookout Tower succumbed to fire on August 4, 2018. Eagle Rock, at an elevation of 2488 ft, is thehighest peak in the area, towering above Buzzard’s Roost and Pine Mountain. ARead More →
Visit: www.readyforwildfire.org Creating defensible space is essential to improve your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire. It’s the buffer you create between a building on your property and the grass, trees, shrubs, or any wildland area that surround it. This space is needed to slow or stop the spread of wildfire and it protects your home from catchingRead More →