SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - A fire ground commander battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires had his wallet stolen and bank account drained after someone broke into his department vehicle, officials said Sunday.During a morning news conference on the fire raging in the Santa Cruz mountains, Cal Fire Operations Chief Mark Brunton said it's the last thing crews should have to experience while they're battling out of control fires with limited resources. "It's saddening.
It's sickening. We are doing everything we can to help the community and unfortunately this happened," Brunton said. The lightning-caused blaze, which started the morning of August 16, has now burned 71,000 acres and is 8 percent contained, Cal Fire said Sunday morning.