Crime & Safety
Cal Fire Works To Finish Fire Breaks Around Hwy 17
"One spark is all it takes to set the mountain on fire," said homeowner Marty Feldman, a resident of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
SANTA CRUZ (KPIX 5) — Cal Fire crews are working with added urgency to trim trees and clear brush from 6.5-mile stretch of Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains as the state enters the most dangerous period of the annual fire season.
“One spark is all it takes to set the mountain on fire,” said homeowner Marty Feldman, a resident of the Santa Cruz Mountains for more than four decades.