San Jose: 10 acres of grassland burn near Coyote Creek Park
SAN JOSE — Ten acres of “bone-dry” grassland near Coyote Creek Park burned Sunday morning as the Bay Area continued to experience drier-than-normal conditions, fire officials said.
San Jose Fire Captain Brad Cloutier said fire crews were first alerted of the blaze at about 9:19 a.m. Sunday. It started in a patch of grassland between Yerba Buena Road and Singleton Road along Coyote Creek.
Fire crews had the fire contained within an hour, at about 10:27 a.m.
No structures were threatened or damaged, and officials reported no injuries to civilians or firefighter personnel, Cloutier said. There are several encampments of people without homes in the area, and fire crews could not say with certainty whether any property was damaged.
Cloutier said a couple of people camping out in the grassland were within the burn area.
“We’re telling people to be thoughtful of what you’re doing outside,” Cloutier said. “Temperatures may be cool today, but the grass is bone dry and it’s ready to burn.”
Multiple units are on scene in the area of Singleton Drive and Coyote Creek fora vegetation fire. It’s been declared under control with approximately 10 acres burned. pic.twitter.com/nPi1N6XU19
— San Jose Fire Dept. (@SJFD) May 16, 2021