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It is being called the Ranch Place Fire, and it is now 100 percent contained. The fire came less than 20 feet from some homes, including Jesus Garcia's on Sierra Road near Skyview Drive.
SJFD activates Genasys Protect app just before Ranch Place Fire sparks in San Jose hills. SJFD says the new Genasys Protect application is a helpful tool for very targeted evacuation orders.
The fire department said the fire in the area of the 3500 block of Ranch Place at Old Piedmont Road in East San Jose started just after 4 p.m. You can see a map of the earlier evacuation zones here .
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) June 18, 2025 #RanchFire [update] near Ranch Pl X Old Piedmont Rd east San Jose (Santa Clara County) is now 90 acres. Evacuation warnings & orders are in place.
Thursday's fire took place less than a mile from where the Ranch Place Fire broke out Tuesday afternoon. The fire, which prompted evacuation orders, burned more than 90 acres before it was ...