CZUFire Archives - San Lorenzo Valley Post

Charlie Crocker and Zonehaven evacuation tool

Deep in the Zonehaven

January 6, 2021March 18, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, evacuation, wildfire, zonehaven0 comment

Charlie Crocker founded Zonehaven, the evacuation planning and support tool that kept us glued to our phones during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in the San Lorenzo Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains region Read More

Column: Julie Horner Fire Recovery

SLV Support for Families

December 30, 2020March 18, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, Holidays0 comment

Adopt-a-Family program brings relief during the holidays By Julie Horner With so many displaced by the CZU Complex Fire, Ben Lomond local Julie Zabalza came up with a plan to help bring some stress relief and a much needed feeling of support to valley families in need. “Around the middle of September, I had this idea to create an adopt-a-family… Read More

Fire Recovery

Mountains of Wattles

December 18, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, recovery0 comment

Team of Volunteers in Boulder Creek Stuffs Their Own By Joshua David Macha My family and I have lived north of town in Boulder Creek for seven years. We love this forest and its waterways, from drinking from the creeks to swimming in the summer. These amazing natural resources are the reason we live here. One night while evacuated I… Read More

Last Chance Community Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition

Fire Fire Recovery Local News

Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition Takes Action

December 17, 2020December 31, 2020 slvpost.comCZUFire, recovery0 comment

By Beth Prentiss with Rebekah Uccellini Kuby and Tiffany Worthington While cooler weather and rains may spell relief for some people worried about wildfires, for others they mean a race against the clock to protect our waterways from toxic ash runoff before heavy rains begin. The Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition has been working non-stop since the wildfires to contain the… Read More

Fire Local News

Fire Recovery Permit Center Open

December 4, 2020March 11, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire2 Comments

This morning, December 4, 2020, the county announced the opening of their Fire Recovery Permit Center for residents who lost or experienced damage to their homes during the #czulightningcomplex fire. Today’s press release: FIRE RECOVERY PERMIT CENTER NOW OPENThe County of Santa Cruz announces the opening of the Recovery Permit Center (RPC) to assist CZU Lightning Complex residents with all… Read More

Columns Fire Fire Recovery

Hope Rising

December 1, 2020February 13, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, recovery0 comment

Lars Fabiunke shares his experience assisting victims of the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. Read More

Commentary Environment Local News

Commentary: Support for Resolution Against PG&E

December 1, 2020December 12, 2020 slvpost.comCZUFire, environment0 comment

Your speedy endorsement action is needed to support the proposal of Supervisor Bruce McPherson and Ryan Coonerty: ‘Resolution to support the County of Santa Cruz Filing a Formal Complaint Against PG&E with the CPUC’ Your response of support will show your PG&E tree removal concerns to the Board of Supervisors. PG&E has applied tree removal methods that are investigated by CalFire… Read More

Columns Fire

From Denial to Grief and Gratitude

November 7, 2020December 4, 2020 slvpost.comben lomond, CZUFire, czulightningcomplex, san lorenzo valley0 comment

A firsthand perspective on surviving a fire that “couldn’t happen” By Jayme Ackemann Every fire evacuation isn’t as dramatic as those middle-of-the-night knocks our neighbors in Boulder Creek got, but mine was every bit as terrifying. The CZU Lightning Complex fire evacuation order came down for Ben Lomond, the San Lorenzo Valley town where I live, on August 18. It… Read More

Animal Rescue Column: Julie Horner Fire Local News

Stationed Without Sanction

November 6, 2020March 18, 2021 slvpost.comanimal rescue, CZUFire0 comment

Boulder Creek Native Leads the Second Responders By Julie Horner Ryan Okrant was born and raised north of Bear Creek Road in Boulder Creek. When he heard that his parents had been evacuated from the CZU fire, he hopped on the first plane he could get. He had seen on social media that pet owners were agonizing over not being… Read More

Column: Julie Horner Fire Local News

Clearing the Way

November 5, 2020March 18, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire0 comment

Bruce Baker Falls Danger Trees Head On By Julie Horner Here’s to the unsung timber fallers who just go home after the day’s work. “They eat good, sleep good, get up in the morning, and be an athlete,” says Boulder Creek’s Bruce Baker. “A timber faller doesn’t last forever. They get injured or worse. I’m living a dream in real… Read More