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The SCU (Santa Clara Unit) Lightning Complex fires were wildfires that burned in the Diablo Range in California in August and September 2020 as part of the 2020 California wildfire season. The fire complex consisted of fires in Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Merced, and Stanislaus counties. [1]
By August 20, the fire burned 140,000 acres (570 km 2) and was 5% contained, evacuating people in the East San Jose foothills, [50] and threatening the Lick Observatory with flames. [45] On August 21, the SCU fire had exploded overnight by more than 40%, reaching a total of 230,000 acres (930 km 2) and being 10% contained. [51]
The San José Fire Department (SJFD) provides firefighting, rescue and emergency medical services to the city of San Jose, California, United States. The San Jose Fire Department protects the third largest city in California (after Los Angeles and San Diego) and the 13th largest city in the nation. [1]
California's fire protection agency provided the following data on the ongoing fires. Palisades Fire : 23,448 acres burned, 90% contained – started Jan. 7 Eaton Fire : 14,021 acres burned, 98 ...
Another fire is ablaze in Southern California, igniting Thursday near San Diego, continuing weeks of blazes in Southern California.. The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the ...
The Bridge Fire in Southern California exponentially exploded over 10 times in size in a matter of 24 hours, as firefighters grappled with two other major fires in the region and a man was ...
On April 16, 2013, an attack was carried out on Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Metcalf transmission substation in Coyote, California, near the border of San Jose.The attack, in which gunmen fired on 17 electrical transformers, resulted in more than $15 million worth of equipment damage, but it had little impact on the station's electrical power supply.
Editor's Note: For the latest on the Palisades Fire for Jan. 8, click here for updates. A large bush fire threatens more than 25,000 homes and structures in Los Angeles as Southern California ...