Overview
- The brush fire off Altamont Pass Road near Livermore is 85% contained, Cal Fire’s Santa Clara Unit said.
- The burn area now stands at about 69 acres at a Waste Management site, after a fast early spread that crews halted.
- Cal Fire and Alameda County firefighters worked together on suppression and are mopping up to cool hot spots.
- The blaze burned near Interstate 580, and officials reported no threat to the public as crews continued patrols.
- Cal Fire is monitoring strong Altamont winds, which often build when cool bay air rushes into a heating valley, and the cause remains under investigation.