A grand jury report called out several factors that make the Santa Cruz Mountains and surrounding areas particularly vulnerable.

In addition to cracking down on looting, officials said, they’re also trying to ensure that everyone complies with stay-away orders.

Evacuees of the 63,000-acre CZU Lightning Complex licking up bone-dry forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains share their stories of survival.

Resident ordered to evacuate to escape the SCU Lightning Complex fire can find shelter at the Milpitas Library starting at 5pm.

Cal Fire has ordered tens of thousands of residents in several counties in and around Santa Clara Valley to find shelter elsewhere.

“This was a ... heroic thing that that resident did,” Sheriff Jim Hart said about the civilian intervention that apprehended a dangerous gunman.

Resident tackled gunman and held him down until law enforcement officials arrived, according to Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart.

Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, 38, was a father of a young child, and was expecting a new one soon, Sheriff Jim Hart said.

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