Initial location: Santa Cruz County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 7:54 a.m. in Santa Cruz County. Grade Fire ...

The Santa Cruz Fire Department said two people needed assistance being pulled from the water by lifeguards and a third person was able to get out of the surf on their own without help. Santa Cruz ...

Isaiah Mullen, a lifeguard with the Santa Cruz Fire Department. Lieutenants Mullen and Sam Hofmann had seconds to act, and on jet skis rushed toward the debris. "We could see the true scope of ...

A part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday afternoon during a high-surf warning, with authorities confirming two people had to be pulled from the water. The collapse of the municipal wharf ...

Santa Cruz Fire Department/Facebook The caller said three construction workers were on the portion that fell into the water when the collapse occurred, fire officials said, noting that lifeguards ...

(Photo courtesy Santa Cruz Fire Department) Santa Cruz Fire Department lifeguards Sam Hofmann and Isaiah Mullen helped pull two victims out of the water and make it back to shore without major ...

Photo Provided By Santa Cruz Fire Department/UPI Dec. 25 (UPI) --The famed Santa Cruz Wharf on the California coast will remain indefinitely closed until further notice after part collapsed this ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- Rosston Houston and his mom Holly Nelson say they have a lot to be grateful for this holiday season after the devastating fire destroyed their home. The fire happened ...

The Santa Cruz Fire Department reported three people fell in the water after the wharf collapsed. Two were rescued and the third got out of the water on their own. The high-surf warning in effect ...

“Two victims have been rescued by our lifeguards and one victim self-rescued,” the Santa Cruz Fire Department said after the incident. Casey Flanigan shot this drone footage in December 24. Credit: ...

Ryan Reber, division chief of the Santa Cruz Fire Department, said his team had fielded reports that some debris had drifted down south as far as Manresa State Beach — about a 20-minute drive down the ...