San Jose Fire crews, Cal Fire respond to vegetation fire - CBS San Francisco
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Jose Fabian
Web Producer, CBS Bay Area
Jose Fabian is a web producer for CBS Bay Area where he reports on local crime, politics and breaking news. He studied political science and journalism at Sacramento State and was born and raised in Northern California.
/ CBS San Francisco
San Jose fire crews and Cal Fire responded to a vegetation fire that began Tuesday afternoon.
The vegetation fire is in East San Jose, near 3500 Ranch Place, and began just after 4 p.m. At 6:15 p.m., Cal Fire said there were evacuation orders in place. Those were reduced to warnings just before 9:30 p.m.
Up-to-date information on evacuations can be found on Cal Fire's incidents page and at protect.genasys.com.
#RanchFire [update] near Ranch Pl X Old Piedmont Rd east San Jose (Santa Clara County) 100 acres & 15% contained.
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) June 18, 2025
Evac orders:
SJS-033
SJS-034
SJS-051
Go to: https://t.co/LSXRl0bpt8 for more info.
Sign up for alerts at https://t.co/OOM9E8SPDO. #CALFIRESCU@SJFD @SCCoSheriff https://t.co/Fe5Y6sn50V pic.twitter.com/d6GIoCZqrj
San Jose Fire said that Cal Fire SCU was sending air support, and that it is a tier 3 vegetation fire. Around 4:45 p.m., Cal Fire said the fire had burned 10 acres. At 5:10 p.m., the fire had burned about 30 acres.
By 10:15 p.m., the fire was 75% contained and had burned 100 acres. Forward progress was stopped.
Jose Fabian is a web producer for CBS Bay Area where he reports on local crime, politics and breaking news. He studied political science and journalism at Sacramento State and was born and raised in Northern California.
