Firefighters hope to keep Lick blaze from homes

Oakland Tribune | September 6, 2007| | Copyright

Hundreds of firefighters woke before dawn Wednesday and mounted their trucks for the long, slow ascent into the east Santa Clara County foothills.

They wound their way up a narrow, dusty road -- lined with dry grass and gnarled oaks -- that provides the only access to Henry W. Coe State Park and one of the biggest wildfires in county history.

It's a trek they're likely to repeat for days to come, as firefighters struggle against shifting winds and treacherous conditions to bring the blaze under control.

Authorities announced Wednesday that the Lick Fire was started by careless behavior at a ...

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