Much like the colorful flora that emerges from a charred landscape following wildfires, people also emerge to help out ...

The California Surf Lifesaving Association honored Santa Cruz Fire Department marine safety officer Brendan Daly with the Medal of Valor Award for demonstrating exemplary and extraordinary courage ...

First responders received reports of a group of people who were unable to safely return to shore due to the turbulent waves.

Cal Fire CZU responded to a structure fire overnight in Santa Cruz. The fire started in a small cabin near the Bigfoot ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:43 p.m. in Santa Cruz County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this ...

Cal Fire CZU said rescue crews in Santa Cruz County saved several people who could not get back to shore on Monday. Around 2:17 p.m., first responders in Santa Cruz County were notified about ...

Cal Fire, Santa Cruz Fire Department, State Parks Santa Cruz and American Medical Response responded to the incident. Originally Published: April 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM PDT ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County fire crews are lending support to colleagues in Southern California as they battle what experts are already calling one of the costliest disasters in United States ...

and for your safety, do not get close to the water’s edge,” Cal Fire CZU said in a statement posted to Facebook. Cal Fire, Santa Cruz Fire Department, State Parks Santa Cruz and American Medical ...

Expectation doesn’t necessarily ease reaction, and the news last week that the county’s largest department, the Health ...