The Brief
- The City of San Jose activated a fire safety app called Genasys Protect just hours before the Ranch Place Fire sparked.
- One homeowner showed us how much of the greenery on his property burned in the blaze.
- The County of Santa Clara recently approved funding to install fire-detection sensors across the South Bay.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – A new emergency notification system was launched in San Jose yesterday, just before the Ranch Place Fire sparked.
That fast-moving brush fire in the East San Jose hills came very close to several homes on Tuesday, as it burned through 92 acres.
“The fire started getting closer and closer, and then they told me, ‘Ok Jesus, it’s time to go,” Jesus Garcia told KTVU. …