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SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Following an unprecedented fire season, the Santa Clara County Fire Department has acquired new technologies to improve wildfire and emergency response and preparedness. “This is the worst fire season ever … and the use of technology is one way the fire service has adapted to better combat these wildfires today,” …

SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) — The Glass Fire burning in Napa and Sonoma counties jumped containment lines and led to new evacuations as well as additional burned homes and structures as firefighter worked through extreme conditions Thursday. As of Thursday evening, the Glass Fire has burned 58,880 acres since it started over the weekend and …

The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended its smoke advisory through Friday due to the Bobcat and El Dorado fires impacting portions of Los Angeles and nearby counties. On Thursday night and Friday morning, “areas south of the Bobcat fire along the I-210 corridor from Pasadena to Rancho Cucamonga will likely see the …

VACAVILLE — While fire crews managed to halt the progress of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire from reaching the middle of town, thick smoke and ash hung in the air Friday, prompting concerns among family members of people incarcerated there about the health of their loved ones, who say the conditions have been terrible inside …