South San Francisco, CA September 3, 2021 Due to the current fire conditions and the amount of fire suppression resources committed to the fires in Northern California, effective today; Friday September 3, 2021 at 12:00 P.M. CAL FIRE suspends all…
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Diamond Fire on Sign Hill
South San Francisco, CA October 16, 2020 Per Firedispatch.com, a fire on Sign Hill was called in a bit before noon today, identifying Diamond Ave as the access point. With hot weather and dry conditions, the fire spread…
South City Resident Praises SSFFD for Saving Home from CZU Lightning Complex
South San Francisco, CA August 28, 2020 South City resident Marie De Leon wrote to us to express her deep appreciation for the work done to save her Brookdale home from being burnt in the CZU Lightning Complex fires. “A…
CAL FIRE and the SMCFD to Conduct Dam-Facing Burn on SFPUC Land Tuesday June 16th
South San Francisco, CA June 15, 2020 Submitted by SMC Alert System Crews with CAL FIRE, the San Mateo County Fire Department and the Ben Lomond Adult Conservation Fire Camp in Santa Cruz plan to conduct a one-day, dam-facing burn…
Training Burn Planned Near Crystal Springs Reservoir
South San Francisco, CA June 17, 2019 Submitted by CALFIRE The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) San Mateo – Santa Cruz Unit, in cooperation with San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC), will conduct a 5-acre training burn…
California on Fire: Calfire Updates July 29, 2018
South San Francisco, CA July 29, 2018 Because we have a lot of folks with family, friends and homes in #wildfire regions of #CA here is an update on some of them – follow the link CLICK HERE to get…
California Wildfires: Resources
South San Francisco, CA July 1, 2018 California is known for it’s drought conditions and in recent years we have witnessed more wildfires in under-forested areas that have been impacted by humans and climate change, causing massive evacuations and damage…
Skeggs Fire Update: Parks, Roads Closed in Area, Wunderlich and Huddart Parks Closed
South San Francisco, CA September 13, 2017 Submitted by County of San Mateo Wunderlich and Huddart Parks will remain closed through Thursday, Sept.14, due to fire in the area that may spread into the parks. Weekend reservations at Huddart Park…
SSF Firefighters Return Home After Providing Assistance to Deadly Butte Fire
South San Francisco, CA September15, 2015 Submitted by Leslie Arroyo City of South San Francisco Additional fire personnel assigned remain as single resources on fires in the West Battalion Chief Steve Cardosi and three other members of the South San…
Fire on the Mountain – this is not a drill
South San Francisco, Ca May 12, 2015 A fire on San Bruno Mountain on Sunday May 10th quickly escalated to a 3 alarm event as gusty winds helped the fire spread quickly over 11 acres of dry brush. CalFire made…