Santa Barbara County firefighters respond to small vegetation fire near Los Olivos
LOS OLIVOS, Calif. – Firefighters responded to a small brush fire near Firestone Vineyard near Los Olivos Monday.
The fire was first reported shortly after 2:45 p.m. on the 5000 block of Zaca Station Road in the Santa Ynez Valley, according to Santa Barbara County Fire spokesman Mike Eliason.
Vegetation Fire, 5000 block Zaca Station Rd. Santa Ynez Valley. 1/2 acre of grass, knocked down by SBC 1st alarm veg. Response. No structures threatened, no injuries, forward progress stopped. Under inv. C/T1447. pic.twitter.com/7ZgrRStQ06
— Daniel Bertucelli (@SBCFireInfo) May 16, 2022
It had burned about one-half of an acre in light grass under power lines by 4 p.m.
Eliason said that there was "no real threat to grow" much bigger than one to two acres.
Timelapse video and images from a PG&E camera showed some smoke in the area.
Forward progress had been stopped as of 4 p.m. and the cause of the fire remained under investigation.
