UPDATE: Cave Fire now 90% contained, 154 reopening Sunday

guardrail repairs — Caltrans District 5 Public Information Officer Jim Shivers

By Jessica Brest

December 1, 2019 2:40 pm

Published December 1, 2019 9:11 am

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara County Fire Department Public Information Officers Mike Eliason and Daniel Bertucelli announced that the Cave Fire is 90% contained as of Sunday morning.

The officers said the fire is still 3,126 acres.

54 personnel are on scene fighting against the fire.

#CaveFire -UPDATE- No change in acreage (3,126). Containment is now 90% and there are 54 personnel assigned and working the incident. Please check with CHP and Caltrans for further updates on Hwy-154 closure due to weather and fire related damages to guard rails.
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) December 1, 2019

#CaveFire UPDATE. No change in acreage. 90% containment. 54 personnel on scene.
— Scott Safechuck (@SBCFireInfo) December 1, 2019

Caltrans Public Information Officer Jim Shivers gave an update that Highway 154 will reopen Sunday evening by 6 p.m.

Shivers said the necessary guardrail repairs have been completed.

Traffic control will take place on Monday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. due to roadwork by Caltrans so expect to reduce your speed from Painted Cave to San Antonio Creek Roads.

#Hwy154 will re-open by 6 pm today after guardrail repairs damaged in the #CaveFire. Traffic control will take place Monday, Dec. 2 from 8 am to 6 pm. All should reduce speed from Painted Cave to San Antonio Creek Roads so Caltrans engineers can assess the hillside.@CaltransD5 pic.twitter.com/kpdQYb0AKo
— Jim Shivers (@PIOJimShivers) December 1, 2019

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