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Interagency crews stop Edgewood blaze; county and town move to fix alerting gaps
Summary
A vehicle fire on northbound U.S. 280 sparked a slope fire near Canada College that was stopped without structure damage; Woodside officials and county emergency managers agreed on training and procedural changes after uneven distribution of SMC alerts during the incident.
A vehicle fire on northbound U.S. 280 near Farm Hill on Aug. 30 ignited grass and ran uphill toward Canada College, prompting an escalating multi‑agency response that included Woodside Fire Protection District, San Mateo County Sheriff’s deputies and CAL FIRE aircraft and crews. Fire officials said quick aircraft support and unified command helped stop the fire before any structures were damaged.
The incident prompted immediate follow‑up after residents and town officials reported that county SMC Alert notifications were inconsistent: some residents received evacuation or incident messages while others did not. Town and county officials said they will change training, user access and testing procedures for the county alert system to reduce the chance of a repeat.
The Woodside Fire Protection District established unified command when its first battalion chief arrived, then escalated responses as spotting and gusty winds pushed fire into the center divide and lower Farm Hill areas, Fire Chief Tom Kishery said. “It escalated a little…
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