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

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.

In a related presentation, Parks Director Nicholas Calderon and Assistant Director Hannah Armstrong outlined an updated Parks Wildfire Mitigation Program that uses new CAL FIRE hazard maps, vegetation mapping and site assessments to prioritize projects. Calderon told supervisors the parks department "has treated about 1,800 acres of fuel in our system" and that the updated program accounts for more than 2,700 acres of fuel‑reduction and infrastructure work across the park system. The board voted to accept the program; supervisors discussed additional coordination on evacuation routes, stream crossings, water tanks and the use of grazing and prescribed maintenance to sustain earlier treatments. Law enforcement and emergency management staff also discussed public messaging about prohibiting drones near active incidents.