Blog

GIBRALTAR INCIDENT – BRUSH FIRE – UPDATE- EVACUATION WARNINGS HAVE BEEN LIFTED AS OF 8:00 AM FRIDAY, 10/30/2015

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 )

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.

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

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 )

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.

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

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.

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