BOULDER CREEK – The volunteer firefighters who made up the Boulder Creek Fire Protection District wanted to face the challenge of their lives Wednesday: fight an unusual wildfire. By nightfall, the so-called CZU August Lightning Complex Fire had burned an estimated 25,000 acres in the mountains of Santa Cruz and …
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Cal Fire on Tuesday night extended its evacuation orders for communities in Santa Cruz County near Boulder Creek due to activity for fireworks. Word came down at 7:30 a.m. for residents along Waterman Gap Loop, Upper 236, Boulder Creek Golf Course, Heartwood Hill, Lodge Road, Little Basin and Kings Highway …
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