CalFire warns fire danger still looms despite Bay Area rain
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- The rain that's fallen across the Bay Area over the last few days is having a big positive with regard to easing the drought and reducing the fire threat. But it also comes with a big negative for drivers.
Rain never felt so good.
"We're loving the rain," said one resident.
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The ground was wet in Los Gatos Thursday morning as people crowded into Peets Coffee & Tea for a cup of something hot. Up above there was a problem many people may soon discover at their own homes-- clogged gutters with water building up on the roof.
Rain on Highway 17 early Thursday morning meant you saw a bright sign that read, "Slippery roadway reduce speed."
Around 9:30 a.m., showers started back up at the bottom of Highway 17 in Los Gatos. Drivers were already a little nervous on one of the Bay Area's most dangerous roads.
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But of course, everybody knows we need this rain.
"More than anything I think it just gives us hope that we're going to get some rainfall this year," said Captain Dave Matheson with the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection.
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Firefighters at CalFire's Alma Fire Station 13 had a long summer. Fire season started in March and they've been sent on strike teams to the largest wildfires across California including the Wragg Fire and Valley Fire.
October can be one of the most dangerous months.
Matheson warns, "Don't let your guard down. Fire season is not over."
Firefighters say that even with this wet weather, it only takes a few dry or windy days to bring fire conditions back up to dangerous levels.
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