Los Gatos and Saratoga approved updated fire hazard severity zone maps last month, but some Saratoga hills residents expressed concern over relaxed designations in their neighborhoods.

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:52 a.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Bear Fire has been burning on private land.

A blaze caused by an unauthorized cooking fire within Natural Bridges State Beach on a warm and windy Thursday afternoon was quickly contained by the Santa Cruz Fire Department in coordination with ...

A fast-moving kitchen blaze at a townhome in the city of Santa Cruz on Sunday afternoon could have turned into a much larger emergency if not for the quick response of nearby ...

The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County announced that it’s been awarded a $7 million Cal Fire grant for forest health projects in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The money is for a ...

A fire that broke out Sunday in a Sycamore Street townhome was quickly contained thanks to a fast action by neighbors and firefighters.