CZU Lightning Complex Fires: 50,000 Acres Burned, Flames Reach Highway 1

The CZU Lightning Complex Fires burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains and southern San Mateo County continued to burn out of control Friday, scorching at least 50,000 acres and prompting the evacuations of more than 60,000 people. Kiet Do reports. (8/21/20)

[ab]

Deep thanks to the Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Department and all others for your tireless efforts. I’m pretty sure my parents lost their home last night but I know you all are giving this fight everything you have. I look forward to next years crab feed as we rebuild.

SLV Strong❤️❤️❤️

[laurissalynn]

My dad is fighting this fire🙏♥️ love you so much 💪💕

[Jbennyho]

I pray for all of the fire crews and for all of the people who are displaced or have lost their homes.

[buckshelton]

They keep saying there’s not enough help but they won’t let you volunteer. I asked a battalion Cheif of Santa Cruz fire, and asked a cal fire fire man both just said “i don’t know” .

[erichloehr]

Those houses shown were on the street below and behind us. Please pray for the Boulder Creek volunteer fire department and the fire teams from LA fighting hard to save our neighborhood

[myjourney]

Heartbreaking. Those redwood forest are gorgeous.

[venusearthgirl-paintandtar]

I thought Newsome said he was going to send the national guard to Help!!

[edp]

Why were there no air tankers used on SUNDAY when the fire was small? I drove right past the area where the fire started. On Sunday, the fire was relatively small, maybe < 50 acres. The air was clear. Cal Fire crews were parked on highway 1, seemingly doing nothing. I saw no activity at the fire. Perhaps crews were at the fire and couldn't see it. I saw NO air tanker activity during the several hours I was in the area. I saw NO vehicles moving towards the fire. I know that resources are stretched thin, but wouldn't it be better to send the tankers in early when there is still a chance, rather than wait until the fire becomes a monster?

[MrZeke]

Plasma weapons. No damn fuckin lightning!

[rinoyeah]

I gotta wonder where Newsom is getting all the money to pay for this?

[Jdksub]

Burns the houses and cars yet leaves the trees alone.... interesting

[heidim]

Sounds like the ocean is going to stop these fires.

[stacieshaw]

Jesus is coming !!! Jesus is coming !!!

[timeless]

How is it that the trees are still greennnn? What sort of fires are these and what are they using to develop it. It's not lightning. Miss me with that!!!

[rr]

I hope the ocean can hold the line, great plan Gavin. Use your bullet train to Blow the fire out .

[garycousin]

Hopefully it will get Nancy Pelosi home sense she could care less for the rest of America's that are about to be homeless.

[patrickirwin]

Any roadway built should have a water pipeline with automated pressure sprayers like fire hydrants all over California and huge fire proof holding tanks on mountain tops you have a Ocean next door 😲

[PInkW]

Lucky California spent billions on a train

[ThatMontmorency]

A couple of well-placed water drops from a pair of Russian Be-200 would have taken care of the bulk of these fires, leaving just a bunch of hotspots too mop up. But nooo... let it burn! Destruction is good for the economy, as Mr. Zorg once pointed out quite eloquently. And of course we have to keep emergency response budget money flowing from the taxpayers' pockets into the pockets of some very high ranked state officials...

[Calii]

& all they need is water....damn😔🙏🏾