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Fire near Davenport cement plant fully contained, expected to extinguish

By Jesse Kathan|2025-08-11T15:16:39-07:00August 10, 2025|Tags: Cal Fire, Davenport, Featured, Jesse Kathan, wildfire|

2-acre blaze continues smoldering Monday

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New wildfire hazard maps, rules for Santa Cruz County residents

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-16T15:43:38-07:00May 16, 2025|Tags: Cal Fire, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, wildfire, wildfire hazard maps|

Defensible safe, building standards could change

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Controlled burn starts in San Mateo County, with more planned for Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-23T17:28:41-07:00October 23, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, City of Santa Cruz, controlled burns, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, fire, Jesse Kathan, prescribed fire, San Mateo County, State Parks, wildfire|

Plus: New alerts, resources to track fires

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Psychiatrists, firefighters are top earning Santa Cruz County public employees

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:17-07:00June 13, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, Carlos Palacios, Central Fire, city budget, City of Santa Cruz, county budget, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, fire, Government, Jason Hoppin, Jeff Rosell, Jesse Kathan, Jim Hart, police, public salaries, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Fire, school districts, Tanya Krause|

Top 20 salaries include law enforcement, county administrators

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How to find home insurance in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:01:14-07:00May 17, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, City of Scotts Valley, Derek Timm, explainer, Featured, Gail Pellerin, home insurance, housing, Jesse Kathan, Ricardo Lara, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Santa Cruz Mountains|

Practical tips to reduce costs, navigate brokers and seek new options

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Winter storm debris poses future wildfire threat in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2023-11-15T15:57:51-08:00August 9, 2023|Tags: Cal Fire, CZU, Jesse Kathan, wildfire|

Cal Fire chief renews call for volunteer firefighters

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Post-wildfire housing rules challenged in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:08-07:00June 22, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, Cal Fire, California Board of Forestry, CZU Lightning Complex Fire, housing, Santa Cruz County, Stephen Baxter|

Fire protection goals clash with shortage of homes

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What can the San Lorenzo Valley learn from the Camp Fire?

By Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:22:42-07:00August 7, 2019|Tags: Cal Fire, Camp Fire, climate change, Editor's Picks, San Lorenzo Valley, wildfire|

We look at wildfire risk and evacuation routes.