Categories: 2017 Fire Season

Brush Fire-Gilroy, 7/23/17

9 pm – Fire ran upslope in grass, hit the ridge, burned down the east slope under oak canopy where they got retardant around the head, C106 and C406 finished it off with quick turns out of a large ranch pond. Fast work on this one. Whew.

Fire crews are responding to a brush fire south of Gilroy on Sunday afternoon. The blaze is burning off Castro Valley Road, west of Highway 101, near Gavilan College. It’s not threatening the college. It started around 4 p.m., quickly spreading to 20 acres. There’s currently no containment. At 8 pm, it is up to 150 acres and 30% containment.

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Lois says:

July 25, 2017 at 9:50 am

I was driving south just past Gilry from visiting my grandkids in SF when I first smelled the smoke in the car, then saw it, visible from 101. Lots of smoke, but clearly a small fire. I hope it's out by now.