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GIBRALTAR INCIDENT – BRUSH FIRE – EVACUATION WARNINGS / ROAD CLOSURES UPDATE 4:30PM

By Montecito Fire on Oct 29, 2015 at 04:48 PM in Noteworthy Incidents

EVACUATION WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:00 AM FRIDAY, 10/30/2015 FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

North of Hwy 192, East of Coyote Road, West of Buena Vista, South of East Camino Cielo. (Evacuation Zones 2, 3, 4, and 5 )

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AIR QUALITY WATCH ISSUED FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 1:30pm

By Montecito Fire on Oct 29, 2015 at 01:44 PM in Press Releases

The following information was provided by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department: SANTA BARBARA, Calif. � The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District today issued an Air Quality Watch for the Montecito Area of Santa Barbara County to be in effect as long as conditions warrant.

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GIBRALTAR INCIDENT – BRUSH FIRE – EVACUATION WARNINGS / ROAD CLOSURES UPDATE 12:15pm

By Montecito Fire on Oct 29, 2015 at 12:19 PM in Noteworthy Incidents

EVACUATION WARNING IN EFFECT
ROAD CLOSURES: East Camino Cielo at Painted Cave Road to Gibraltar Road and W. Mountain Drive at Gibraltar Road.

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GIBRALTAR INCIDENT – BRUSH FIRE – UPDATE 7:17 am EVACUATION WARNING IN EFFECT

By Montecito Fire on Oct 29, 2015 at 07:17 AM in Noteworthy Incidents

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 )

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GIBRALTAR INCIDENT - BRUSH FIRE

By Montecito Fire on Oct 29, 2015 at 06:47 AM in Noteworthy Incidents

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.

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Draft EIR for Third Station Released

By Montecito Fire on Sep 24, 2015 at 01:25 PM in Press Releases

The Draft Environmental Impact Report for a third station has been posted and is available for review.

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Advisory: TSUNAMI UPDATE – 1 FT TIDAL FLUCTUATION REPORTED AT SB CITY HARBOR

By Montecito Fire on Sep 17, 2015 at 09:40 AM in Press Releases, Featured News

Advisory: TSUNAMI UPDATE – 1 FT TIDAL FLUCTUATION REPORTED AT SB CITY HARBOR

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Advisory: NWS Tsunami Advisory - One Foot - Santa Barbara County - Expected to arrive at approximately 5:06 a.m

By Montecito Fire on Sep 16, 2015 at 10:06 PM in Press Releases, Featured News

Advisory: NWS Tsunami Advisory - One Foot - Santa Barbara County - Expected to arrive at approximately 5:06 a.m

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9/11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY - WE WILL NEVER FORGET

By Montecito Fire on Sep 08, 2015 at 10:34 AM in Press Releases

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.

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Retired Montecito Fire District Director Passes

By Montecito Fire on Aug 19, 2015 at 05:54 PM in Press Releases

Retired Montecito Fire District Director Passes

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