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SB County firefighters stop forward progress of 7-acre lightning fire at Hollister Ranch

By Jessica Brest

Published August 15, 2020 1:32 pm

HOLLISTER RANCH, Calif. - Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a vegetation fire that was caused by a lightning strike on Hollister Ranch Saturday morning.

County Fire received the call around 10:20 a.m. The blaze was located off Hollister Ranch Road just west of Cementerio, east of Concepcion.

Firefighters report the fire burned between seven and 10 acres by 1:15 p.m. Just after 2 p.m., County Fire reported that forward progress was stopped for all lightning-induced vegetation fires throughout the county, including this one.

Fixed-wing tankers and helicopters are helping to battle the burns from the air.

Lighting Strike Fires UPDATE. Forward progress on all veg fires have been stopped. Crews will remain on scene of all incidents until 100% mopped up. No injuries reported. Call newsline for updated info on Surf Fire on Hollister Ranch. Video of coordination between air and ground pic.twitter.com/55EhlfM4ce
— Scott Safechuck (@SBCFireInfo) August 15, 2020

More video of #SurfFire pic.twitter.com/HbQGbUFkDk
— Scott Safechuck (@SBCFireInfo) August 15, 2020

County Fire said crews will remain on scene until all fires are completely mopped up.

No injuries were reported in connection to this incident. One structure was threatened by the fire, however, it did not sustain any damage.

The cause is being investigated further.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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