PEOPLE FROM CARMEL VALLEY TO SANTA CRUZ STARTED WEDNESDAY WITH NATURAL PYROTECHNICS. THE REMNANTS OF A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM MOVED NORTH AND CAUSED DRY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 A.M. AND CAL FIRE HAS SAID THEY ARE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS ON THE JOB AS DRY LIGHTNING HAS CAUSED MORE THAN A DOZEN FIRES IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA.
