Extremely high temperatures cooked every corner of the Bay Area today and temperatures remained well above normal throughout, Tuesday night. In Napa, it reached 104 degrees but it's not the heat that's the only concern.
The Edgewood Fire in San Mateo County forced evacuations and injured a firefighter as it raced up the hill near Redwood City. Firefighters were not getting any help from Mother Nature as temperatures soared into the high 90's and low 100s.
Fires flared up all over the Bay Area. In Fairfield, business owner Shawn Parks took matters into his own hands until firefighters arrived. The Santa Rosa Fire department tackled a couple of fires of its own in the heat. For an area that has dealt with the devastation of large wildfires, North Bay fire crews know the importance of getting the upper hand on the flames before winds whip it out of control.
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