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CHP officers in Santa Cruz closed SR-9 late Saturday night to a fire that was moving through the Santa Cruz mountains and continued into the daytime Sunday.
CHP officers in Santa Cruz closed SR-9 late Saturday night to a fire that was moving through the Santa Cruz mountains and continued into the daytime Sunday.
Photo: Courtesy CHP Santa Cruz
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FILE – Firefighters at the Mendocino Complex fire. A fire was moving through the Santa Cruz Mountains Sunday, burning up to 25 acres and continuing to spread.
FILE – Firefighters at the Mendocino Complex fire. A fire was moving through the Santa Cruz Mountains Sunday, burning up to 25 acres and continuing to spread.
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At-risk California counties for Wildfires
At-risk California counties for Wildfires
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Alameda County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 13 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 77,000
Alameda County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 13 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 77,000
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Alpine County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 88 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 1,600
Alpine County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 88 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 1,600
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Amador County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 61 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 11,000
Amador County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 61 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 11,000
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Butte County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 42 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 40,300
Butte County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 42 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 40,300
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Calaveras County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 65 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 18,100
Calaveras County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 65 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 18,100
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Colusa County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 14 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 1,100
Colusa County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 14 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 1,100
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Contra Costa County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 13 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 50,100
Contra Costa County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 13 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 50,100
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Del Norte County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 44 percent
Number of housing units in high risk
Del Norte County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 44 percent
Number of housing units in high risk
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El Dorado County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 61 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 53,900
El Dorado County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 61 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 53,900
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Glenn County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 11 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 1,200
Glenn County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 11 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 1,200
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Humboldt County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 44 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 27,300
Humboldt County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 44 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 27,300
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Lake County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 56 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 19,800
Lake County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 56 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 19,800
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Lassen County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 50 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 6,400
Lassen County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 50 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 6,400
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Marin County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 30 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 33,700
Marin County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 30 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 33,700
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Mendocino County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 59 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 23,800
Mendocino County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 59 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 23,800
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Modoc County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 32 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 1,600
Modoc County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 32 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 1,600
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Napa County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 44 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 24,100
Napa County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 44 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 24,100
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Nevada County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 75 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 39,300
Nevada County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 75 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 39,300
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Placer County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 24 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 37,200
Placer County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 24 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 37,200
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Plumas County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 71 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 11,100
Plumas County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 71 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 11,100
Photo: Paul Kuroda / Special To The Chronicle 2017
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Sacramento County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 1 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 4,800
Sacramento County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 1 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 4,800
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San Joaquin County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 0 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 300
San Joaquin County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 0 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 300
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San Francisco County
Percent of housing units in high risk
Number of housing units in high risk: 8,300
San Francisco County
Percent of housing units in high risk
Number of housing units in high risk: 8,300
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San Mateo County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 15 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 40,500
San Mateo County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 15 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 40,500
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Santa Clara County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 10 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 63,200
Santa Clara County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 10 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 63,200
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Santa Cruz County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 50 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 52,400
Santa Cruz County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 50 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 52,400
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Shasta County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 32 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 25,100
Shasta County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 32 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 25,100
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Sierra County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 64 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 1,400
Sierra County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 64 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 1,400
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Siskiyou County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 54 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 13,100
Siskiyou County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 54 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 13,100
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Solano County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 3 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 4,300
Solano County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 3 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 4,300
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Sonoma County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 23 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 47,600
Sonoma County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 23 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 47,600
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Stanislaus County
Percent of housing units in high risk
Number of housing units in high risk: 3,700
Stanislaus County
Percent of housing units in high risk
Number of housing units in high risk: 3,700
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Sutter County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 0 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 100
Sutter County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 0 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 100
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Tehama County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 40 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 10,700
Tehama County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 40 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 10,700
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Trinity County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 81 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 7,000
Trinity County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 81 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 7,000
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Tuolumne County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 80 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 25,100
Tuolumne County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 80 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 25,100
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Yolo County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 1 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 500
Yolo County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 1 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 500
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Yuba County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 25 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 6,900
Yuba County
Percent of housing units in high risk: 25 percent
Number of housing units in high risk: 6,900
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Photo: Courtesy CHP Santa Cruz
CHP officers in Santa Cruz closed SR-9 late Saturday night to a fire that was moving through the Santa Cruz mountains and continued into the daytime Sunday.
CHP officers in Santa Cruz closed SR-9 late Saturday night to a fire that was moving through the Santa Cruz mountains and continued into the daytime Sunday.
Photo: Courtesy CHP Santa Cruz
Pair of wildfires Santa Cruz area in smoke
A fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains continues to burn Sunday, spreading slowly through tinder-dry timber and growing to 25 acres, according to Cal Fire, while a separate vegetation is rapidly becoming more important.
The Rincon Fire, which ignited Saturday night at the Paradise Park neighborhood northeast of the UC Santa Cruz campus, was 30 percent contained in Sunday afternoon, said Scott McLean, a Cal Fire spokesman, who was 6 acres.
The fire was burning in heavy timber between Highway 9 and the San Lorenzo River, he said. High winds had dropped to 15 percent, he said.
The smoke and flames closed Highway 9 from its junction with Highway 1 to Glengarry Road about 4 miles north of Santa Cruz, according to Caltrans.
Nader Oweis, Chief of Police at UCSC, issued a statement that the Paradise Park neighborhood was evacuated as a precaution. He said the fire posed no danger to the campus or its students but said it has created smoky conditions on campus. He said firefighters may be using campus fire roads to gain access to the rugged area.
A separate vegetation fire broke out in Scotts Valley on Sunday, Cal Fire officials said. Firefighters remained on the scene to make sure the blaze did not reignite.
A red-flag warning for extreme fire conditions, particularly in the North Bay and East Bay hills, was lifted early Sunday morning as high winds died down. High winds, combined with low relative humidity and dry vegetation, can cause small fires to quickly spread into major conflagrations.
Michael Cabanatuan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ctuan
