Cal Fire and county brief supervisors on Edgewood fire; parks present updated wildfire mitigation plan

Sep 9, 2025

Officials said a car fire along Highway 280 escalated to a slope‑driven wildfire briefly threatening Canada College; Cal Fire and county emergency management described unified command and resource mobilization. The board accepted San Mateo County Parks' updated Wildfire Mitigation Program covering 2,700 acres of planned treatments and ongoing maintenance.

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County and Cal Fire officials briefed the Board of Supervisors on a vehicle‑initiated fire that spread along a slope adjacent to Highway 280 and briefly threatened Canada College and nearby residences. Cal Fire Deputy Chief Ryan West (S45/S46) described a rapid multi‑agency response — unified command with Woodside Fire Protection District, CHP and the sheriff — and said aircraft and hand crews were brought in; "About 13 minutes into the call, we had the Cal Fire helicopter above," he said. Officials reported forward progress was stopped later that afternoon and mapped the fire at roughly 10 acres.

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