Crews contain vegetation fire near San Jose elementary school
Apr 29, 2026
Fire crews on Wednesday contained a vegetation fire near a San Jose elementary school, officials said.
The San Jose Fire Department said a full first alarm response was sent to the 5000 block of North First Street near George Mayne Elementary School.
School officials were asked to shelter in p
lace as a precaution, while crews worked to contain the fire.
Authorities said smoke and embers were blowing away from the campus, and no structures were threatened.
As of 2:46 p.m., the fire was under control, according to officials. ...read more read less