Strong winds and low humidity sparked multiple fires in the Bay Area, including in Benicia and Petaluma.
Strong winds from those Red Flag conditions helped to spread several fires around the Bay Area Sunday.Strong winds from those Red Flag conditions helped to spread several fires around the Bay Area Sunday. In the North Bay, firefighters and homeowners were watching the weather with a lot of concern.
"We're really close to the refinery, so I feel anytime anything lights up over here, they're really on top of it," said homeowner Warren Sanders. Lowenthal says his department is up-staffed and ready this weekend during the red flag warning, other agencies like the Sonoma County Fire District is positioning fire engines near open space and its chopper is ready to fly, just in case.
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