As the volunteer Firewise coordinator for the Fire Safe Council of Santa Cruz County, Lynn Sestak is doing her part to ensure residents feel safer when the next fire season rolls around.

The Andersons lost their home in the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire ... a consulting company brought in by Santa Cruz County through the county's Recovery Permit Center to help CZU victims ...

However, Cal Poly’s Facts and Figures website boasts that the university’s campus is the “second largest in California and ...

The college’s largest campus component is its 3,200-acre property in Santa Cruz County ... after the fast-moving CZU August Lightning Complex fire tore through the property in 2020 and is ...

As of Sunday morning, the CZU August Lightning Complex fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties burned 86,509 acres, destroyed 1,490 structures and was 68% contained.

At San Vicente Redwoods near Boulder Creek, scientists use sonic technology to study fungal decay in fire-damaged trees while ...

A possible shake-up could be coming to fire services in Santa Cruz County. Local agencies are exploring ways to consolidate resources and now, a new agreement could move that plan forward.