Crime & Safety
Wildfire Spreads Across 20 Acres Near Wilder Ranch: Officials
Forward progress of the fire has been stopped after the blaze started near Wilder Ranch State Park that impacted 20 acres, officials said.
SANTA CRUZ, CA – Firefighters from the Cal Fire San Mateo/Santa Cruz Unit were at the scene of a vegetation fire that spread over 20 acres but did not threaten immediately any structures Monday afternoon, officials said.
A Cal Fire spokeswoman told Patch Monday that the forward progress of the fire has been stopped after the fire started near 640 Coast Rd. just before 2 p.m. on Monday, Cal Fire Captain Angela Bernheisel said. According to the local Cal Fire Twitter account, firefighters arrived at the scene near Wilder Ranch State Park off of Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County and that forward progress of the fire had been stopped after 20 acres.
#CoastFire Firefighters at scene of the vegetation fire in grass fuels approximately 10 acres with no immediate structure threat. This is near Wilder Ranch State Park off Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County. Please avoid this area to keep access clear for firefighters.
— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) June 29, 2020
Bernheisel said that firefighters from Cal Fire and Santa Cruz City and County had the fire mostly contained within almost an hour after two tankers and a helicopter attacked the fire before it could spread any farther, Bernheisel said Monday afternoon. Crews were just mopping up the area after firefighters managed to stop the wildfire's forward progress.
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