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PSC agents in Santa Cruz closed the SR-9 late Saturday night due to a fire that was spreading in the Santa Cruz Mountains and continued until Sunday in the day.
PSC agents in Santa Cruz closed the SR-9 late Saturday night due to a fire that was spreading in the Santa Cruz Mountains and continued until Sunday in the day.
Photo courtesy of CHP Santa Cruz
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![DOSSIER - Firefighters at the Mendocino complex. A fire was spreading Sunday in the mountains of Santa Cruz, burning 25 acres and continuing to spread. Photo: AFP contributor # AFP]()
DOSSIER – Firefighters at the Mendocino complex. A fire was spreading Sunday in the mountains of Santa Cruz, burning 25 acres and continuing to spread.
DOSSIER – Firefighters at the Mendocino complex. A fire was spreading Sunday in the mountains of Santa Cruz, burning 25 acres and continuing to spread.
Photo: AFP contributor # AFP
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![California counties at risk for forest fires Photo: Getty Images]()
California counties at risk for forest fires
California counties at risk for forest fires
Photo: Getty Images
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![Alameda County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 13% Number of dwelling units presenting extreme to extreme risk: 77,000 Photo: Getty Images]()
Alameda County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 13%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 77,000Alameda County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 13%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 77,000
Photo: Getty Images
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![Alpine County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 88% Number of housing units presenting an extreme to high risk: 1,600 Photo: Stephen Saks / Getty Images / Lonely Planet Images]()
Alpine County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 88%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 1,600Alpine County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 88%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 1,600
Photo: Stephen Saks / Getty Images / Lonely Planet Images
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![Amador County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 61% Number of housing units posing an extreme to high risk: 11,000 Photo: Buyenlarge / Getty Images]()
Amador County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 61%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 11,000Amador County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 61%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 11,000
Photo: Buyenlarge / Getty Images
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![Butte County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 42% Number of residential units presenting an extreme to high risk: 40,300 Photo: Cal Fire / Facebook]()
Butte County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 42%
Number of housing units presenting high to extreme risk: 40,300Butte County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 42%
Number of housing units presenting high to extreme risk: 40,300
Photo: Cal Fire / Facebook
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![County Calaveras
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 65% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme to high risk: 18,100 Photo: David McNew / Getty Images]()
County Calaveras
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 65%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 18,100County Calaveras
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 65%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 18,100
Photo: David McNew / Getty Images
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![Colusa County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 14% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme to high risk: 1,100 Photo: JIM WILSON, STF / NYTNS]()
Colusa County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 14%
Number of housing units with high to extreme risk: 1,100Colusa County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 14%
Number of housing units with high to extreme risk: 1,100
Photo: JIM WILSON, STF
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![Contra Costa County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 13% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme to high risk: 50 100 Photo: Raphael Kluzniok, The Chronicle]()
Contra Costa County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 13%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 50 100Contra Costa County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 13%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 50 100
Photo: Raphael Kluzniok, The Chronicle
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![Del Norte County
Percentage of high-risk and extreme housing units: 44% Number of dwellings with extreme to high risk: 5,000 Photo: Tom Stienstra]()
Del Norte County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 44%
Number of high-risk to extreme housing units: 5,000Del Norte County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 44%
Number of high-risk to extreme housing units: 5,000
Photo: Tom Stienstra
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![El Dorado County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 61% Number of dwelling units presenting extreme to extreme risk: 53,900 Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle]()
El Dorado County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 61%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 53,900El Dorado County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 61%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 53,900
Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle
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![Glenn County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 11% Number of residential units presenting an extreme to high risk: 1,200 Photo: David Madison / Getty Images]()
Glenn County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 11%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 1,200Glenn County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 11%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 1,200
Photo: David Madison / Getty Images
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![Humboldt County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 44% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme risk to high: 27,300 Photo: Getty]()
Humboldt County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 44%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 27,300Humboldt County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 44%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 27,300
Photo: Getty
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![Lake County
Percentage of High to High Risk Housing: 56% Number of High to High Risk Housing Units: 19,800 Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle / San Francisco Chronicle]()
Lake County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 56%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 19,800Lake County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 56%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 19,800
Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
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![County Lbaden
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 50% Number of housing units presenting an extreme to extreme risk: 6,400 Photo: Getty Images]()
County Lbaden
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 50%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 6,400County Lbaden
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 50%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 6,400
Photo: Getty Images
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![Marin County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 30% Number of housing units presenting an extreme risk to high: 33,700 Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle / ONLINE_YES]()
Marin County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 30%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 33,700Marin County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 30%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 33,700
Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle
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![Mendocino County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 59% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme to high risk: 23,800 Photo: Cal Fire]()
Mendocino County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 59%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 23,800Mendocino County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 59%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 23,800
Photo: Cal Fire
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![Modoc County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 32% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme to high risk: 1,600 Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle]()
Modoc County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 32%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 1,600Modoc County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 32%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 1,600
Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle
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![Napa County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 44% Number of housing units presenting an extreme to high risk: 24,100 Photo: Peter DaSilva, Special for chronic]()
Napa County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 44%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 24,100Napa County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 44%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 24,100
Photo: Peter DaSilva, Special For The Chronicle
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![Nevada County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 75% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme to high risk: 39,300 Photo: John Hart / The Union 2017 / The Union]()
Nevada County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 75%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 39,300Nevada County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 75%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 39,300
Photo: John Hart / The Union 2017
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![Placer County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 24% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme to high risk: 37,200 Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle]()
Placer County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 24%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 37,200Placer County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 24%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 37,200
Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
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![Plumas County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 71% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme to high risk: 11,100 Photo: Paul Kuroda / Special Chronicle 2017]()
Plumas County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 71%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 11,100Plumas County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 71%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 11,100
Photo: Paul Kuroda / Special To The Chronicle 2017
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![Sacramento County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 1% Number of housing units presenting extreme to extreme risk: 4,800 Photo: Slobo / Getty Images]()
Sacramento County
Percentage of housing units with high to extreme risk: 1%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 4,800Sacramento County
Percentage of housing units with high to extreme risk: 1%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 4,800
Photo: Slobo / Getty Images
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![San Joaquin County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 0% Number of housing units presenting an extreme to high risk: 300 Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images]()
San Joaquin County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 0%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 300San Joaquin County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 0%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 300
Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
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![San Francisco County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 2% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme to extreme risk: 8,300 Photo: Liz Moughon / The Chronicle / online_yes]()
San Francisco County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 2%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 8,300San Francisco County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 2%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 8,300
Photo: Liz Moughon / The Chronicle
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![San Mateo County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 15% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme risk to high: 40,500 Photo: Jeff Chiu]()
San Mateo County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 15%
Number of housing units presenting high to extreme risk: 40,500San Mateo County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 15%
Number of housing units presenting high to extreme risk: 40,500
Photo: Jeff Chiu
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![Santa Clara County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 10% Number of housing units presenting an extreme to high risk: 63,200 Photo: Hans Blossey / Getty Images / imageBROKER RM]()
Santa Clara County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 10%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 63,200Santa Clara County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 10%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 63,200
Photo: Hans Blossey / Getty Images / imageBROKER RM
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![Santa Cruz County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 50% Number of housing units presenting an extreme to high risk: 52,400 Photo: Kylie McLaughlin / Getty Images / Lonely Planet Images]()
Santa Cruz County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 50%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 52,400Santa Cruz County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 50%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 52,400
Photo: Kylie McLaughlin / Getty Images / Lonely Planet
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![Shasta County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 32% Number of residential units presenting an extreme risk to high: 25 100 Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle]()
Shasta County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 32%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 25,100Shasta County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 32%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 25,100
Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle
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![Sierra County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 64% Number of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 1,400 Photo: Tom Stienstra]()
Sierra County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 64%
Number of high-risk to extreme housing units: 1,400Sierra County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 64%
Number of high-risk to extreme housing units: 1,400
Photo: Tom Stienstra
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![Siskiyou County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 54% Number of housing units presenting an extreme to high risk: 13,100 Photo: Sarahbeth Maney / Special To The Chronicle]()
Siskiyou County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 54%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 13,100Siskiyou County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 54%
Number of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 13,100
Photo: Sarahbeth Maney / Special For The Chronicle
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Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 3% Number of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 4,300]()
Solano County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 3%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 4,300Solano County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 3%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 4,300 -
![Sonoma County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 23% Number of dwelling units presenting an extreme to high risk: 47,600 Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle]()
Sonoma County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 23%
Number of housing units presenting high to extreme risk: 47,600Sonoma County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 23%
Number of housing units presenting high to extreme risk: 47,600
Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle
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![Stanislaus County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 2% Number of residential units presenting an extreme to high risk: 3,700 Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images]()
Stanislaus County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 2%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 3,700Stanislaus County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 2%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 3,700
Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
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![Sutter County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 0% Number of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 100 Photo: Mike Kepka]()
Sutter County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 0%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 100Sutter County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 0%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 100
Photo: Mike Kepka
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![Tehama County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 40% Number of housing units presenting extreme to extreme risk: 10,700 Photo: Michael Burke / Special To The Chr]()
Tehama County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 40%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 10,700Tehama County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 40%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 10,700
Photo: Michael Burke / Special At The Chr
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![Trinity County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 81% Number of housing units posing an extreme to high risk: 7,000 Photo: Caltrans District 2 / Twitter]()
Trinity County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 81%
Number of high-risk to extreme housing units: 7,000Trinity County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 81%
Number of high-risk to extreme housing units: 7,000
Photo: Caltrans District 2 / Twitter
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![Tuolumne County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 80% Number of housing units presenting an extreme to high risk: 25 100 Photo: Tom Stienstra, Tom Stienstra / The Chronicle]()
Tuolumne County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 80%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 25,100Tuolumne County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 80%
Number of housing units at high to extreme risk: 25,100
Photo: Tom Stienstra, Tom Stienstra / The Chronicle
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![Yolo County
Percentage of housing units posing a high to extreme risk: 1 percentNumber of housing units posing extreme to extreme risk: 500]()
Yolo County
Percentage of housing units with high to extreme risk: 1%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 500Yolo County
Percentage of housing units with high to extreme risk: 1%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 500
Photo: Scott Strazzante's photos / The Chronicle
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![Yuba County
Percentage of housing units presenting a high to extreme risk: 25% Number of housing units presenting extreme to extreme risk: 6,900 Photo: SAM DEANER, PERSONNEL]()
Yuba County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 25%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 6,900Yuba County
Percentage of housing units at high to extreme risk: 25%
Number of high-risk housing units to extreme: 6,900
Photo: SAM DEANER, STAFF
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Photo courtesy of CHP Santa Cruz
PSC agents in Santa Cruz closed the SR-9 late Saturday night due to a fire that was spreading in the Santa Cruz Mountains and continued until Sunday in the day.
PSC agents in Santa Cruz closed the SR-9 late Saturday night due to a fire that was spreading in the Santa Cruz Mountains and continued until Sunday in the day.
Photo courtesy of CHP Santa Cruz
A pair of forest fires cover the area of Santa Cruz in smoke
According to Cal Fire, a smoke fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains continued to burn on Sunday, slowly spreading through very dry sawn timber and reaching 25 acres, while a nearby wildfire nearby was quickly mastered earlier in the day.
The Rincon fire, which caught fire on Saturday night near the Paradise Park neighborhood northeast of the Santa Cruz UC campus, was subdued Sunday afternoon, said Scott McLean, spokesman Cal Fire's speech, despite previous information that the fire was fully under control.
The fire was burning in heavy wood between Highway 9 and the San Lorenzo River, he said. The strong winds have diminished but the weather has remained dry with a humidity of about 15%, he said.
The smoke and flames closed Highway 9 from its intersection with Highway 1 until Glengarry Road about 4 miles north of Santa Cruz, according to Caltrans.
Nader Oweis, chief of the UCSC police, said that the Paradise Park neighborhood had been evacuated as a precaution. He stated that the fire posed no danger to the university campus or its students, but that it was creating smoky conditions on campus. He added that firefighters may be using campus firewalls to access the hilly area.
A separate wildfire erupted on Sunday at Scotts Valley but was soon limited to 5 acres, Cal Fire officials said. Firefighters stayed on the scene to make sure the fire was not reigniting.
A red flag alert regarding extreme fire conditions, particularly in the North Bay and East Bay Hills, was raised early Sunday morning, while the high winds stopped. High winds, combined with low relative humidity and dry vegetation, can cause rapid spread of small fires in major fires.
Michael Cabanatuan is a writer at the San Francisco Chronicle. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ctuan
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