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Chief David Cosgrave is a fixture of the Coastside Community. After 32 years of distinguished service, he is moving onto the next chapter of his life. But he will still lead the Coastside CERT's, the citizen action group that gets deployed in emergencies. It's a group that he's been heading for more than 2 decades, and it's a critical part of the safety of the coastside comminity.

Chief David Cosgrave is a fixture of the Coastside Community. After 32 years of distinguished service, he is moving onto the next chapter of his life. But he will still lead the Coastside CERT's, the citizen action group that gets deployed in emergencies. It's a group that he's been heading for more than 2 decades, and it's a critical part of the safety of the coastside comminity.

Chief Cosgrave Retires

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CAL FIRE CZU Division Chief Rich Sampson provides a very frank description of fuel moistures in San Mateo County
FUEL = Vegetation
FUEL MOISTURES = Amount of water in vegetation

Fuel Moistures around San Mateo County

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LIVE FUEL MOISTURES💦: How much moisture is there in the more common types of vegetation throughout San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties? Lower moisture content makes vegetation more receptive to fire. 🔥
Here is our Mid-May LFM update.
🌿Hwy 35 & 92: Fuel moistures at this site are seeing some recovery due to an increase in the marine layer and precipitation received earlier this month, yet remains near historic lows for this time of year.
🌿Pulgas: This site remains near historic lows for this time of year. As before, it is important to note that this site has seen significant coyote brush die off. Much of the brush in this area is either completely dead or has a significant portion of dead canopy. In much of bayside San Mateo county, significant coyote brush dieback has occurred.
🌿Saratoga Summit: Fuel moistures here have seen a slight rebound, likely caused by the recent rains. Given the forecasted warm and dry weather, we can expect these gains to be short lived and fuel moistures to start declining at this site soon.
🌿Corralitos: Fuel moistures at this site continue to increase and have not yet reached their yearly peak (typically in June).
You can always check current live fuel moistures in our unit here:
➡️ https://www.wfas.net/.../national-fuel-moisture-database...
Para esta época del año, los niveles de Humedad del Combustible Vivo (HCV) en la vegetación están históricamente bajos en varios lugares de los condados de San Mateo y Santa Cruz.
Para ver los niveles de humedad del combustible vivo actual en nuestra área, visitar este enlace:
➡️ https://www.wfas.net/.../national-fuel-moisture-database...
County of Santa Cruz County of San Mateo - Government
#California #CaWx #Calfire #Climate

Current Live Fuel Moistures🌿in CAL FIRE CZU

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Our firefighters are always training in order to be ready for all emergencies. This week, these firefighters trained for rope rescues on the #California cliffs. #BeachVibes

TRAINING: Rope Rescues

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CONTAINED: CAL FIRE/San Mateo County firefighters contained a 20 by 40 foot fire off of Skyline Boulevard. Shout out to the alert neighbor who saw the fire and quickly called it in. The cause is under investigation. No structures were damaged. Thanks to the Kings Mountain Fire Brigade, San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, and PG&E for assistance.

Small Fire off of Skyline Boulevard Contained

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You may see light smoke from I-280 near the Crystal Springs hiking trail the next few days. We are burning piles of vegetation to improve the Runnymede Fuel Break in San Mateo County. This project is on property owned by San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

Hay una posibilidad que en los próximos días se llegará a ver humo ligero en el area del I-280, cerca de la ruta de senderismo de Crystal Springs. Estamos quemando vegetación para mejorar el espacio cortafuego de Runnymede.

Runnymede Fuel Break in San Mateo County

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Firefighters performed the time-honored celebratory push-in, putting the new Engine 58 into service. E58 was specifically designed to service the communities of Sky Londa, and the Skyline areas of San Mateo County. 🌲 This engine was paid for by Measure K. Thank you San Mateo County!! ❤️

#E58 #AIQ #AvailableInQuarters 🚒

Los bomberos realizaron el tradicional empujón de entrada celebrando la inauguración del carro de bomberos #58 al servicio. El E58 fue diseñado específicamente para dar servicio a las comunidades de Sky Londa y a las áreas de Skyline del condado de San Mateo. Este carro de bomberos fue pagado por la Medida K ❤️ ️
Gracias, Condado de San Mateo 🌲 🚒

🚒 Engine 58 Celebratory Push-in 🚒

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SUCCESS STORIES: Two CAL FIRE high-priority shaded fuel breaks🌲recently paid off along the Central California coast, providing further proof that fuel breaks are critical in protecting at-risk communities from wildfire.

En el año 2019, el gobernador Gavin Newsom pidió a CAL FIRE que identificara 35 proyectos de alta prioridad en donde se estuvieran necesitando trabajo de reducción de exceso de vegetación para ayudar a proteger a las comunidades vulnerables de los incendios forestales. Dos de esos proyectos ya han dado sus frutos a lo largo de la costa central de California.

Emergency Shaded Fuel Breaks

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In October 2021, CAL FIRE CZU performed a prescribed firing operation at TomKat Ranch in San Mateo County, as part of a partnership to help reduce fuels on the landscape, therefore reducing wildfire risk to the region. The second portion of that prescribed firing operation is set to take place as early as Friday if conditions are within the parameters of the prescription. We will have four CAL FIRE engines, Copter 106, one dozer, a water tender, and several local government fire agencies on site to perform this operation. If conditions become unfavorable and are no longer within the prescription, we will stop lighting the vegetation. Follow CAL FIRE CZU on social media for updates on this operation. The public can watch this prescribed firing operation LIVE on the Lane Hill Alert Wildfire Camera (if the camera is not already in-use): https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/southeastbay/?camera=Axis-LaneHill

En octubre del 2021, CAL FIRE CZU realizó una operación de quemas prescritas en el área de TomKat Ranch en el condado de San Mateo, como parte de un esfuerzo asociado para ayudar a reducir cualquier material que podría incendiarse en esa zona, reduciendo así el riesgo de incendios forestales para la región. La segunda parte de estas quemas prescrita se llevará a cabo el febrero de 2022. Si las condiciones están dentro de los parámetros de la prescripción tendremos 4 camiones de bomberos CAL FIRE, 1 Copter 106, un buldózer, y un camión cisterna. Varias agencias de bomberos de gobiernos locales estarán en el lugar para realizar esta operación. Si las condiciones se vuelven desfavorables y y no están dentro de la prescripción de seguridad de la quema, dejaremos de quemar la vegetación. Siga a CAL FIRE CZU en las redes sociales para obtener actualizaciones sobre esta operación. El público puede ver esta operación de quema prescrita EN VIVO en la cámara de incendios forestales Lane Hill Alert: https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/southeastbay/?camera=Axis-LaneHill “

TomKat Ranch Prescribed Firing Operation

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The CAL FIRE L.A. Moran Reforestation Center in Davis has provided 63,000 seedlings (mostly coast redwoods) to be hand-planted across the Santa Cruz Mountains. An estimated 23,000 seedlings have been planted at the San Vicente Redwoods north of Davenport in Santa Cruz County. The 8,532 acre conservation forest was burned in the #CZULightningComplex.

El Centro de Reforestación L.A. Moran de CAL FIRE en Davis, proporcionó 63.000 retoños, (en su mayoría Secoyas Costeros) a las montañas de Santa Cruz. Se estima que 23 Mil fueron plantados a mano (con amor) en San Vicente Redwoods en el Condado de Santa Cruz.

Seedlings Planted in San Vicente Redwoods

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On January 15, 2022, an underwater volcano called the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai erupted about 20 miles southeast of Tonga, putting Northern California under a Tsunami Advisory. A Tsunami Advisory is one step below a Tsunami Warning, in which case sirens would have implemented along the coast. In this case, people were urged to stay off the beaches, and on higher ground. For tips on how to stay safe during a tsunami, visit: https://www.ready.gov/tsunamis

January 15 2022 California Tsunami Advisory

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FIRE TRAIN: BNSF Railway Fire Train 🔥 is an important wildfire-fighting tool, protecting its own assets & helping CAL FIRE. 🚂 #BNSFRailway plans to add more wildfire-fighting capabilities. Watch to learn more about this expanding partnership!

BNSF Railway Fire Train Helps CAL FIRE

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