GILROY – Fire crews on Friday afternoon were battling a blaze west of Gilroy, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
The Redwood Fire was reported around 3:45 p.m. in the 6800 block of Redwood Retreat Road.
The Cal Fire Santa Clara Unit reported that the fire had grown to 8 acres as of 4:20 p.m., but the size was later reduced to 2 acres due to better mapping.
“Firefighters are making good progress,” Cal Fire said in a social media post at 5:40 p.m.
As of 6:35 p.m., the blaze was 40 percent contained.
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office deputies were at the scene assisting firefighters.
Firefighters are battling a 1/4 acre wildfire in the 6800 block of Redwood Retreat Road. #RedwoodIncident pic.twitter.com/8qnvcdaOsS
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) June 10, 2022
#RedwoodIncident [update] in the 6800 block of Redwood Retreat Road is now 8 acres in steep terrain. pic.twitter.com/F7oML0E4eY
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) June 10, 2022
Deputies are currently on scene assisting fire personnel. Please follow @calfireSCU for further updates. https://t.co/tMiJ22pgqR
— SantaClaraCoSheriff (@SCCoSheriff) June 10, 2022
#RedwoodIncident [update] in the 6800 block of Redwood Retreat Road. Size reduced to 2 acres due to better mapping. Firefighters are making good progress. pic.twitter.com/Sn7LbOjbyi
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) June 11, 2022
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