Bay Area fire chief accuses State Parks of obstructing wildfire-prevention work

Fire officials in San Ramon claim California’s State Parks department blocked efforts to clear extreme wildfire hazards, a decision fire officials say puts threatened wildlife and protected plants ahead of public safety.

Outgoing San Ramon Valley Fire Protection Chief Paige Meyer sent a letter Tuesday to the offices of Gov. Gavin Newsom and State Parks director Armando Quintero, harshly criticizing what he said were obstacles that prevented firefighters from removing vegetation from a 300-acre...