The San Jose Fire Department is increasing patrols and visibility on this 4th of July holiday in hopes of preventing fireworks use and fires in the parched, dry hillsides overlooking the city.
"It really is like kindling. It is very easy to set on fire," said Nicholas Ostrom who biked up Mt. Hamilton Road on the 4th.
"Given how light much of this flammable material is like the grasses, it's very easy for a light bit of wind to pick up a burning ember and pass it over to the other side of the road and then it just keeps going," Ostrom said.
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