Cloudy skies with a few showers this afternoon. High 59F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%..
Showers early, becoming a steady rain overnight. Windy. Potential for heavy rainfall. Low near 55F. Winds S at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch.
Updated: December 24, 2025 @ 6:52 am
A prescribed burn is a low-intensity, closely managed fire, intended to clear out undergrowth and protect from a future threatening wildfire.
To avoid extra smoke from wet brush and grass, Cal Fire and SFPUC officials opted to limit a planned prescribed fire to remove mature coyote brush at 6 acres rather than 52 on Tuesday.
The burn was between Interstate 280 and St. James Road in Belmont to target dense coyote brush and poison oak and was intended to be one day. However, while the grass caught fire, the brush didn’t likely because of recent rain. The burn will take place later, officials said.
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The photo above is NOT the burn site; the burn site is comprised of 80% native chaparral which is naturally lower fire risk than the invasive grasses that return after a burn. In June 2025 California 4th Appellate Court ruled that CalFire's statewide Vegetation Program (VTP) lacked adequate environmental analysis, particularly around habitat conversion (shrub to non-native grass weeds) and inherently increased flammability. In other words, burning shrub habitat increases flammability instead of reducing in. CalFire acknowledged they could not get this shrub to ignite.
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