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The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office says arson caused the Bear Fire in Boulder Creek. The same man accused of looting an evacuated home during the fire…

Firefighters are slowly getting the upper hand on the Bear Fire burning east of Boulder Creek. At 320 acres, it's now 30-percent contained. Some…

CalFire Incident UpdateMonterey Bay Area Air QualityThursday PM Update: The Bear Fire is no 100% contained at 391 acres. Firefighters will remain on scene…

CalFire continues fighting a wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Called the Bear Fire, it's burning in steep terrain that’s hard to access. So attacking…

Wind has not been a factor in the Bear Fire burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains between Highway 9 and the Lexington Reservoir. Brian Garcia has been…

Click here for more recent updates.Update 1:30pm: The Bear Fire has grown to 200 acres and is still 5% contained. 150 homes are threatened. Update…

UPDATE 5:15 PM Monday: CalFire determined the cause of the York Fire to be a cigarette dropped along South Boundary Road. CalFire says it's crucial that…

Firefighters continue to make progress on the Loma Fire burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains. As of Thursday evening, firefighters had reached 22%…

Wednesday Afternoon UpdateThe Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office has lifted some evacuation orders. Residents in the following areas can return home.…

A wildfire burning on Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains is threatening homes and critical emergency radio towers.CalFire Incident UpdatesThe…