'Ahead Of Schedule' – Cal Fire Staffs Up, Suspends Burn Permits In Santa Cruz Mountains As Fire Season Starts Early

Gilroy CA

07 April, 2022

1:29 PM

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CBS San Francisco April 7, 2022 With fire season starting weeks earlier than usual, Cal Fire has already increased staffing and suspended burn permits in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Cal Fire has suspended the permits in Santa Cruz County weeks ahead of schedule, offering a preview of a drought-fueled wildfire season that will start sooner and last longer than normal. "We are ahead of schedule by a month or month and a half," Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jed Wilson told KPIX 5. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.