A brief bout of rain Monday couldn't stop the fires, which have taken advantage of strong winds, low humidity and moderate to long-term drought conditions.
The Observatory narrowly escaped being consumed by wildfire as fire crews worked overnight to beat back flames in the foothills above east San Jose. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps ...
When maps for a region are released ... was also the site of a major wildfire in 2020. The SCU Lightning Complex Fire was one of several fires that sparked from lightning storms.