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GIBRALTAR INCIDENT – BRUSH FIRE – EVACUATION WARNINGS / ROAD CLOSURES UPDATE 12:15pm
EVACUATION WARNING IN EFFECT
ROAD CLOSURES: East Camino Cielo at Painted Cave Road to Gibraltar Road and W. Mountain Drive at Gibraltar Road.
GIBRALTAR INCIDENT – BRUSH FIRE – UPDATE 7:17 am EVACUATION WARNING IN EFFECT
EVACUATION WARNING IN EFFECT FOR:
North of Hwy 192, East of Cold Springs, West of Buena Vista, South of East Camino Cielo. (Evacuation Zones 3, 4, and 5 )
GIBRALTAR INCIDENT - BRUSH FIRE
The fire is a wind driven fire, approximately 25 acres, 1/2 mile off of Camino Cielo, west of Montecito Peak. A Unified Command is being established with Montecito Fire, USFS, Santa Barbara City Fire, and Santa Barbara County Fire.
No evacuations are in place at this time, but please tune in to all notification systems as the situation develops.
Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries
When you turn the clock back, take a few minutes to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors and push the test button to make sure the detectors are working. It’s also a great time to check your carbon monoxide detectors.
Montecito Fire Protection District-Fire Prevention Week Activities
Structure Fire - 1901 East Valley Road
On September 25, 2015, at 1:32 p.m., the Montecito Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire at 1901 East Valley Rd. The fire was reported by Valley Club maintenance personnel.
Draft EIR for Third Station Released
The Draft Environmental Impact Report for a third station has been posted and is available for review.
Advisory: TSUNAMI UPDATE – 1 FT TIDAL FLUCTUATION REPORTED AT SB CITY HARBOR
Advisory: NWS Tsunami Advisory - One Foot - Santa Barbara County - Expected to arrive at approximately 5:06 a.m
Advisory: NWS Tsunami Advisory - One Foot - Santa Barbara County - Expected to arrive at approximately 5:06 a.m
9/11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY - WE WILL NEVER FORGET
MONTECITO, CA � Montecito Fire Protection District will hold a 9/11 remembrance ceremony to honor those who lost their lives on that fateful day in September 2001. The presentation will begin at 6:45 a.m. at Montecito Fire Station #1, 595 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA. The tolling of the bell, a tradition for honoring fallen firefighters, will occur at 6:59 a.m, the time that the first World Trade Center tower collapsed.