Firefighters put out 10acre vegetation fire in San Jose foothills
Jun 24, 2026
Firefighters Wednesday night put out a vegetation fire in the eastern foothills of San Jose that lit up the hillside and was seen glowing from miles away.
Crews from the San Jose Fire Department and Cal Fire responded just after 9 p.m. to the area near Sierra Road and managed to limit the spread
to fewer than 10 acres.
By 9:30 p.m., forward progress on the fire had been halted and no structures were damaged.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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