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Bay Area lab’s new model for forecasting wildfires could change how they’re fought — and save lives

The 2020 fires – the largest in Bay Area history in terms of acreage burned – resulted from separate ignitions from lightning strikes that rapidly escalated from roughly 25,000 acres on Aug. 18 to ...
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Expected winds, drop in humidity may hamper wildfire effort

Story Highlights Firefighters struggle to contain fire raging since Thursday near Santa Cruz Mountains Officials declare state of emergency for Santa Cruz County; no reports of injuries About 2,400 ...
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Alumna Tonje Switzer receives Green Heart Award for CZU complex fire and Santa Cruz storm recovery efforts

Tonje Switzer (right) received the Green Heart award in October, an honor named for Mountain Community Resources’ late founder, Mary Hammer. UC Santa Cruz alumna and Executive Director of the Santa ...
East Bay Times

Fire officials give the all-clear after overnight lightning strikes hit Santa Cruz County

APTOS — A strong weather system along the Central Coast sent rain, rolling thunder and lightning strikes into Santa Cruz County overnight, but fire officials confirmed the following day that there was ...