Weather
Dry, Warm Conditions Setting Scene For Busy Early Wildfire Season
Rainfall totals from the wettest part of the year were 50 percent or more below normal in the Bay Area.
By CBS San Francisco Staff:
FELTON (CBS SF) — Drought conditions across the San Francisco Bay Area was setting the scene for an early wildfire season, officials said.
Cal Fire crews assigned to the San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit have responded to and suppressed five wildland fires since March 31.
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“This is highly unusual for this time of year,” Cal Fire said in a news release. “Because of dryer and warmer conditions, coupled with a second year of drought, fuels are apt to burn. Rainfall totals are 50% of normal for this time of year for the region.”
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