Santa Clara County: Firefighters partially contain Metcalf, Uvas fires
SANTA CLARA COUNTY — Firefighters stopped separate vegetation fires’ forward progress in remote eastern and southern Santa Clara County, authorities said.
Around 4:45 p.m., CalFire crews responded to reports of a grass fire near San Felipe and Metcalf roads, and found a two-acre area in flames. By 6:15 p.m., that fire’s forward progress had been stopped, according to a social-media post.
Around 5 p.m., additional CalFire crews responded to a separate fire near Uvas and Little Uvas roads west-southwest of Morgan Hill. That blaze, known as the Uvas fire, grew to about six acres by 5:45 p.m. with several air tankers and helicopters providing aerial support to firefighters on the ground.
By 8:45 p.m., forward progress was stopped and a social-media post described the fire as 13.6 acres and about 80 percent contained.
There were no initial reports of any injuries, evacuations or threatened structures.
Firefighters are battling a 1 acre fire in the area of San Felipe and Metcalf Rd in the San Jose Area (Santa Clara County). #MetcalfFire @SJFD pic.twitter.com/HP4byP0Q42
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 9, 2020
Firefighters are battling a 2 acre fire in the area of Little Uvas and Uvas Roads (Santa Clara County). Photo courtesy of Uvas Air Attack. #UvasFire pic.twitter.com/zHAAV06Ekb
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 10, 2020
#MetcalfFire [update] in the area of San Felipe and Metcalf Rd in the San Jose Area (Santa Clara County) is now two acres. @SJFD pic.twitter.com/dNE9IKOaPX
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 10, 2020
#Uvasfire [update] in the area of Little Uvas and Uvas Roads (Santa Clara County) is now 6 acres. pic.twitter.com/qNfWVXzrz2
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 10, 2020
#MetcalfFire [update] in the area of San Felipe and Metcalf Rd in the San Jose Area (Santa Clara County) remains at two acres. Forward progress stopped. pic.twitter.com/RlUZlyEMH4
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 10, 2020
#Uvasfire [update] in the area of Little Uvas and Uvas Roads (Santa Clara County) is now 15 acres. pic.twitter.com/pUToRcvjBQ
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 10, 2020
#Uvasfire [update] in the area of Little Uvas and Uvas Roads (Santa Clara County) is now 15 acres with progress stopped. pic.twitter.com/fHxMVrHKzz
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 10, 2020
#Uvasfire [update] in the area of Little Uvas and Uvas Roads (Santa Clara County) is now 13.6 acres and 80% contained. Acreage reduced due to better mapping. Firefighters will remain on scene through the night. pic.twitter.com/vJWy4eKII2
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 10, 2020
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.