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Last year, San Jose alone experienced 30 preventable fires resulting from illegal fireworks. Across the nation, there were 19,000 fires and more than 9,000 injuries that resulted from fireworks, Estrada said. Typically, Fourth of July celebrations result in twice as many fires than any other day of the year, said Dwight Good, assistant chief of cooperative fire protection with Cal Fire's Santa Clara Unit. He said this is incredibly concerning as wildfire season in the Bay Area started weeks earlier than it typically does. "The number of fires we've responded to so far this year is 53 perce...

A combination of tailpipe exhaust and sizzling temperatures expected Monday have prompted Bay Area air quality officials to issue a Spare the Air alert for Memorial Day.

FAIRFIELD — Air quality officials issued the first smog alert of the season Sunday that’s effective Monday for southwestern Solano County and the greater Bay Area region. The alert coincides with a warning about excessive heat that’s in place Monday and Tuesday for the Bay Area and Sacramento region

A combination of tailpipe exhaust and sizzling temperatures expected Monday have prompted Bay Area air quality officials to issue a Spare the Air alert for...

A combination of tailpipe exhaust and sizzling temperatures expected Monday have prompted...