CAL FIRE CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit

Please read this important message from Santa Cruz County.

Debris Flow Evacuation Map for Santa Cruz County Released...

The playdate of our dreams has finally materialized! Thank you Oakland Zoo for taking such great care of the fire-orphaned animals!

Battalion Chief Brian Ham lost his "Aunt Nanny" to breast cancer. He and other San Mateo County firefighters are standing strong in the fight against breast cancer! To make a donation to fight cancer, follow this link: https://cancer.org/involved/donate.html #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, to be a volunteer, "you only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. Ronald & Andrew Gonsalves are father and son, and Loma Mar Volunteer firefighters. They live with their families in the small, heavily-forested community of Loma Mar near Pescadero. They were challenged by the massive #CZULightningComplex, and they rose to the occasion. Thank you to all volunteers everywhere! You are appreciated!

Watch firefighters fall this big pine tree. After the dump truck fire spread to vegetation in Woodside this afternoon, the top of this burned tree was on fire and needed to come down for safety reasons. Once it was down, they were able to put this fire out.

Fire Captain Jordan Motta provides an update on today’s vegetation fire in Woodside.

UPDATE: Forward progress has been stopped on the fire at Rapley Ranch Road & Skyline Blvd. This is timelapse video of the start of this fire. Estimated acreage is 1/2 acre.

HAPPENING NOW: San Mateo County firefighters are responding to a dump truck fire that has spread to nearby vegetation on Rapley Ranch Road & Skyline Boulevard. Standby for an update shortly.

UPDATE: The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in Tuesday’s fire near Mavericks Beach.

We continue to see "smokes" like this one in the #CZULightningComplex burn area. This one is happening right now on Old Haul Road in San Mateo County. There is no need for alarm, this will continue until we get that first big rain. Firefighters are on scene working to put this one out. Huge thank you to @alertwildfire for providing these important safety tools!

Putting out fires Rescuing stranded hikers Helping baby raccoons out of dumpsters #AllRisk

MAVERICKS BEACH FIRE: Did you see smoke this afternoon coming from the Princeton area near Half Moon Bay? This is why. Fortunately, winds were not as strong today as they've been the past few days. VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG9xDVMM3qw&feature=youtu.be