Officials warn fire season is coming
Officials involved in the workshop — including meteorologists, forest service staff and fire behavior analysts — predicted June through August will see a few warmer-than-average stretches, possibly with average temperatures reaching two to five degrees above normal in August. And with precipitation for that three-month period forecast to be below normal, conditions are expected to be very dry. Each year, Tracy Fire Department conducts a weed abatement program, giving notice to landowners with overgrown properties to clear dry vegetation away from their homes and outbuildings and throughout their properties. State law requires clearing a minimum of 100 feet around any structure, but officials recommend a 300-foot radius, which must have been completed by Wednesday, June 15. Courtesy non-compliance notices from the local fire department have gone out to more than 60 property owners. If the properties aren’t cleaned up, the owner or owners will receive a certified letter giving them 20 days to clean it. If they still don’t comply, a public hearing will be held with the City Council to approve hiring a private company and billing the landowner at a later date.We encourage readers to share online comments in this forum, but please keep them respectful and constructive. This is not a space for personal attacks, libelous statements, profanity or racist slurs. Comments that stray from the topic of the story or are found to contain abusive language are subject to removal at the Press’ discretion, and the writer responsible will be subject to being blocked from making further comments and have their past comments deleted. Readers may report inappropriate comments by e-mailing the editor at tpnews@tracypress.com.
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“Our true high point in Northern California is August through September, but now we're looking at late September through November,” Tracy Fire Department Division Chief Andy Kellogg said. “They're projecting a later start, and that will result in a
A light bulb in a northern California town has been shining almost continuously for 110 years and has been declared the oldest known working light bulb by the Guinness Book of World Records. Since 1901, the 60-watt bulb has been in use in a fire
Naomi Brown, from northern California's Lassen National Forest, oversees the operation, which also dispatches ambulances and paramedic teams stationed around the fire. "If you consider how much it costs to send someone to the emergency room,
The national organization Reading Tree placed the bins at 90 Northern California locations in April for people to donate their unwanted books to charity. But Landau, treasurer of the Orinda Friends of the Library, and other library advocates worry the
As a result, fire engines will be sent out with only three crewmembers instead of four. Local fire departments have laid off firefighters, closed stations and seen support staffs shrink. In a 16-county area in Northern California, there are 50 fewer
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WEED, Ore. – Firefighters in Northern California are gearing up for the upcoming wildfire season through special tactical training.
California Fire Unit Chief Bernie Paul predicts the upcoming wildfire season will be worse compared to other years because of Mother Nature. The excess rain has delayed the start but the extra water means more vegetation.
Budget cuts have slashed the number of firefighters from 90 to 70 compared to last year. Also, the number of operators on fire engines has changed from four operators to three.
Ten-year veteran Polar Bear says the training is crucial to get him ready to fight the flames.
“We come really close to it we use live fire training but nothing prepares you for it like the real thing,” he said.
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