The Alameda County Fire Department on Monday demonstrated just how fast fireworks can spark grass fires, warning East Bay residents of the dangers presented by the coming holiday heatwave.
The Alameda County Fire Department on Monday demonstrated just how fast fireworks can spark grass fires.The hot temperatures this week have fire officials worried about crews getting stretched too thin this Independence Day. 'Temperatures always seem around the Fourth of July to creep up on up,' said Division Chief Randall West of the Alameda County Fire Dept. 'Like this is the week of the year for us. For the sun to be even hotter, the grass to be even drier.
'Now we have something in Livermore. Now we need to balance who needs to go to Castro Valley who goes to Livermore. Meanwhile, a fire starts in Union City. Now we have three different cities, driving in the bay area, through traffic.''We're talking, you know, 50 to 100 patients at our facility just around that holiday,' said Dr. Clifford Sheckter of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.The head of the burn unit joined in Santa Clara County's plea for holiday restraint.
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