Crime & Safety
Containment Grows For Brush Fire Burning East of San Jose
Firefighters said they stopped the forward progress of the Clayton Fire burning Thursday afternoon in the eastern foothills.
SAN JOSE, CA — Members of Cal Fire and the San Jose Fire Department made progress against a brush fire Thursday afternoon in unincorporated Santa Clara County. Fire officials confirmed the Clayton Fire was threatening structures in the Alum Rock area, near Clayton Road and Via de la Vista, shortly before 3 p.m.
Cal Fire shared aerial images of the fire near buildings on social media.
#ClaytonFire [update] at Clayton Road X Via De La Vista, East of San Jose in Santa Clara County is now 60 acres with multiple structures still threatened. pic.twitter.com/Qre4CV35Nz
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 3, 2023
The San Jose Fire Department said 70 of its firefighters were at the scene, working under a unified command with Cal Fire SCU. Cal Fire helicopters dipped into Lake Cunningham to dump water on the flames.
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CAL FIRE siphoning water at Lake Cunningham to drop on the Clayton Fire pic.twitter.com/wIDf3A36ox
— San José Fire Dept. (@SJFD) August 3, 2023
The department reported that crews successfully stopped the fire's forward movement shortly before 5 p.m. Cal Fire said the fire had burned 66 acres and was 20 percent contained as of 5:45 p.m.
Forward progress of the #ClaytonFire has been stopped. pic.twitter.com/OHj6XQa0Mv
— San José Fire Dept. (@SJFD) August 3, 2023
>> Find the latest updates on the Clayton Fire on Cal Fire's incident page.
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