Alvarado said the city is urging residents to follow the department’s example by clearing brush on their own properties ... residents should not let their guard down. “What’s new this ...

A large brush fire that burned a swath of the ... Amtrak said at about 5:230 p.m. that the local fire department was clearing the scene, allowing rail operations to resume at restricted speeds.

According to investigators, the fire was caused by a worker who was removing a guard rail in the area. About an acre and a half of brush burned.