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EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS TO BE LIFTED FOR PARTS OF MONTECITO January 25, 2018

By Aaron Briner
Jan 25, 2018 at 07:59 PM

EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS TO BE LIFTED FOR PARTS OF MONTECITO

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has announced that effective at 12 p.m. today, evacuation orders and warnings will be lifted for parts of Montecito. These areas will be open to residents, business owners and employees only.

The Mandatory Evacuation Order will be lifted for the following area of Montecito:

  • North of U.S. 101
  • South of E. Valley Road
  • West of the Long-term San Ysidro Exclusion Zone (blue area on the interactive map)
  • East of the Long-term Cold Spring/Montecito Exclusion Zone (blue area of the interactive map)

And also lifted for the following area:

  •      Parts of the Montecito Village commercial area (Upper Village)

Only Montecito Village business owners and employees may enter this area.

The County’s interactive evacuation map will be updated at 12 p.m. today to reflect changes made to evacuation orders and warnings.  Please visit www.countyofsb.org to access the interactive evacuation map or call the Public Information Call Center at 833-688-5551 for assistance.

Restoration of certain utilities continues.  Residents are to contact utilities companies directly for restoration assistance and questions.

Montecito Water District: 805-969-2271; www.montecitowater.com

Montecito Sanitary District: 805-969-4200; www.montsan.org 

So. Cal. Gas: 800-427-2200; www.socalgas.com/newsroom/montecito

So. Cal Edison: 800-250-7339; www.sce.com

Cox Communications: 800-234-3993; www.cox.com/residential

Frontier Communications: 800-921-8101; https://frontier.com

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