Incident Update Quimby
- Date:
- 08/19/2024
- Time:
- 9:53 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Quimby
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-08-19
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- 4700 block of Quimby Road, East San Jose
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Santa Clara
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit and San Jose Fire Department
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 35
- Containment
- 5%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Firefighters are battling three separate fires for a total of 35 acres. Access and terrain are making containment difficult. In unified command with San Jose Fire.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Warnings
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s have released an evacuation warning for:
Quimby Road from Yerba Buena Road to Mt Hamilton Road
On Mt Hamilton Road from Vineyard Heights to CAL FIRE Smith Creek Station
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 26
- Water Tenders
- 3
- Helicopters
- 1
- Dozers
- 3
- Hand Crews
- 3
- Other
- 9
- Total Personnel
- 115