Red flag warnings issued across parts of Northern California as fire danger rises

Added: 2026-05-18

[00:00:00]SO THAT’S WHAT’S GOING ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

[00:00:03]NOW BACK OVER TO YOU.

[00:00:04]THANKS, DIRK.

[00:00:05]AND WITH THE THREAT FOR MORE FIRES THIS WEEKEND, FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY ARE READY AND THEIR STAFF KCRA 3’S DUNCAN CORTEZ HAS THEIR MESSAGE TO RESIDENTS.

[00:00:14]WE HAD SHRUBBERY UNDER HERE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT FOR FIRE SAFETY, WE’VE TRIMMED EVERYBODY UP.

[00:00:20]WE KEEP CLEANING IT OUT.

[00:00:21]MORNING SUN HERB FARM ALONG PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD IN VACAVILLE, PREPARING FOR FIRE SEASON IS ALREADY PART OF THE ROUTINE.

[00:00:27]AS SOON AS YOU HEAR ABOUT FIRE OR AS SOON AS YOU SEE SMOKE, WE’RE LIKE, WHERE IS IT FROM YOUR NURSERY?

[00:00:33]NO STRANGER TO THE THREAT OF FIRES, WE LOST THE TWO HOUSES ACROSS THE ROAD.

[00:00:37]IT TOOK OUT THE WHOLE HILLSIDE BEHIND US.

[00:00:40]WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT IT WENT AROUND THE NURSERY THIS WEEKEND.

[00:00:43]SACRAMENTO, SAN JOAQUIN AND SOLANO COUNTY, NOW UNDER RED FLAG WARNINGS.

[00:00:48]DRY CONDITIONS RAISE THE RISK OF FAST MOVING GRASS FIRES.

[00:00:52]WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO 45MPH.

[00:00:55]THE CONDITIONS ARE SOMETHING I’M CONCERNED WHEN IT COMES TO FIRE DANGER ALONG HERE ON PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD.

[00:01:01]THE CONDITIONS ARE PRETTY VISIBLE.

[00:01:03]DRY GRASS, OPEN HILLSIDES, AND NOW STRONG WIND GUSTS.

[00:01:07]ALL RECIPE CAL FIRE SAYS CAN MAKE CONTAINMENT OF FIRE VERY HARD, PARTICULARLY WITH THE WINDS.

[00:01:12]YOU KNOW THEY CAN REALLY DRY FIRES.

[00:01:16]AND CAN CAUSE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIORS.

[00:01:17]CAL FIRE SAYS EVEN SMALL FIRES CAN SPREAD QUICKLY UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, AND ARE URGING PEOPLE TO AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD SPARK A FIRE.

[00:01:24]THIS WEEKEND.

[00:01:25]BARBECUES WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THAT EQUIPMENT USE.

[00:01:29]IF YOU’RE DOING DEFENSIBLE SPACE, WORK AROUND YOUR HOME, THAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT.

[00:01:32]WE HAVE ALL OUR TREES AND STUFF.

[00:01:34]MORNING SUN NURSERY.

[00:01:35]IT’S A WARNING.

[00:01:36]THEY SAY THEY PLAN ALREADY AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR, ESPECIALLY BEFORE REALLY BAD HEAT AND FIRE SEASON.

[00:01:43]WE ARE VERY CAREFUL, LIKE THEY WON’T WEED WHACK WHEN IT’S A DANGEROUS TIME BECAUSE WE DON’T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, SPARK THAT LITTLE BIT.

[00:01:52]SAME WITH USING THE TRACTOR AND OTHER THINGS.

[00:01:54]IN VACAVILLE AND CORTEZ, KCRA THREE NEWS.