The Brief
- Santa Rosa’s Fountaingrove neighborhood was heavily damaged by the wind-driven Tubbs Fire in 2017.
- Dry fall weather and encroaching storms increase the likelihood of similar fire danger.
- Firefighters are now equipped with new artificial intelligence sensors and detectors monitoring everything by the nanosecond.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Once a community experiences a destructive wildfire, it is always wary of the next threat of wind, heat and dryness; exactly what the Bay Area is experiencing now.
Santa Rosa’s Fountaingrove neighborhood today is picturesque; a far cry from the day the wind-driven Tubbs Fire incinerated the area and Coffey Park in 2017. The fire burned 37,000 acres, killed 22 and torched 5,600 structures.
What they’re saying:…