| Morgan Hill Weather News: Thursday 6/10/2010 5:00pm CAL FIRE News Release : Santa Clara Unit INCREASING WILDFIRE THREAT IN BAY AREA Morgan Hill – The Santa Clara Unit of CAL FIRE (The California Department of Forestry of and Fire Protection) is reminding everyone that we are now moving into a period of increased risk of wildfire with the coming of warmer and drier weather. CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit will suspend all permits for open burning within the State Responsibility Areas (SRA) and Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) under contract to CAL FIRE. This applies to the counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, and areas west of I-5 in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. We have had an unusually wet and extended spring, however temperatures will be increasing and humidities will be decreasing and drying out the lighter fuels, such as grass, increasing the risk of wildfires. It will be summer very soon, and wildfires that will occur this summer will be unusually difficult and hazardous to firefighters; due to an unusually taller and thicker grass crop this spring. Although CAL FIRE is prepared all year long for all type of emergencies, it is preparing for the increased threat and workload driven by wildfire this up coming summer. CAL FIRE is hiring and training additional firefighters to staff additional fire engines to meet the increasing fire threat. Like wise, additional fire fighting aircraft will be phased on as the firefighting workload increases. The CAL FIRE chief officers, fire fighting hand crews and bulldozers are currently on all year long, and are prepared for the increased workload. Unit Fire Chief Steve Woodill reminds everyone to clean up around their property now; making a 100 foot defensible space and ALL structures. Inspections of structures in State Responsibility Areas (SRA) lands are currently being conducted for compliance of the 100 foot defensible space law. “BE READY” for wildfire, by having your defensible space around your home today. Visit CAL FIRE’s web site at www.fire.ca.gov or www.readyforwildfire.org for more information or call 408-779-2121 or 408-201-4378.  |
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