(photos added 3:25 pm)
Just got a call from Holly – two minutes after the call turned up on 911 – brush fire in the 6400 block of California (map). Heading down to check it out. Holly says she heard the sound of fireworks right before this happened – whether that is or isn’t the cause, a reminder that it’s VERY dry out there, not to mention, fireworks are illegal within Seattle city limits. 3:19 PM UPDATE: Just back, adding photos in a moment. The fire was on the brushy mini-slope immediately northwest of the park; the Engine 37 crew is hosing down the entire park as well as the spot where they extinguished the fire:

California was blocked right at Fauntleroy on the south and by the park on the north (the fire hose stretched across the road) – we’ll check in a bit to see if it’s reopened yet.

Nearby Beveridge Place Pub is closed today but owners Gary and Terri Sink were there doing some work, and watered down their building/garden after the fire, to be on the safe side.