Firefighters say now is the time to prepare for a bit of a Bay Area heat wave coming this week. Scorching temperatures can produce wildfire conditions, especially in inland areas.
especially in those grassy areas that have already dried out." including one along a hillside off Kirker Pass Road in Concord that burned near homes.
Steve Hill with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said all the rainfall in the winter and spring months certainly helped dampen the landscape, but it also led to vegetation growth. "It’s not a time for complacency in our view and here’s why. All the rain created a bumper crop of vegetation out there," said Hill. "We are anticipating we are going to have quite a challenging wildfire season simply because of all the vegetation that’s out there getting ready to burn right now."
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