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As our region faces an ongoing natural disaster, communities in the Santa Cruz Mountains are still struggling to recover from one that’s nearly three years old. The CZU fires destroyed 911 homes in 2020. To date, only 24 have been rebuilt. We speak with Santa Cruz County Supervisor Bruce McPherson about the slow recovery in his district.
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County may ease rebuilding requirement for CZU Fire Survivors
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With last week’s winter storm behind us, damage assessments are underway. KAZU News spoke with some of the people who predicted what could happen with a…
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When wildfire strikes, water infrastructure that’s made out of plastics is particularly at risk of contamination. If pipes and tanks lose pressure, or get…
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A small crew of firefighters pack into a red fire engine and barrel up a road west of Brookdale in the Santa Cruz Mountains. They’re on mop up duty;…
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When the CZU Lightning Complex Fire ripped through northern Santa Cruz County and mandatory evacuations were triggered, a patchwork of people in Bonny…