Santa Barbara County Fire crews stop forward progress of brush fire in Aero Camino area
GOLETA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Fire crews were able to stop the forward progress of a less than half-acre brush fire that broke out in the Aero Camino area in Goleta on Monday afternoon.
Crews responded to calls of an illegal burn with "significant smoke showing" around 2:30 p.m. between the railroad tracks and a lumberyard business, said Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. Scott Safechuck.
There was no damage to nearby structures.
#VegetationFire - #HighwayFire < 1/2 acre fire adjacent to structure. 35 Aero Camino, Goleta. Smoky fire between UPRR tracks and lumber yard business impacting Hwy 101. RR traffic briefly halted for FF safety. No damage to structure. Cause under investigation. C/T 2:38 p.m. pic.twitter.com/cdSsNTsL1D
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) July 11, 2022
Railroad traffic in the area was briefly stopped for firefighter safety, according to the fire department.
The incident response was upgraded to two Type 1 engines, two Type 2 brush engines, and one battalion chief, Safechuck said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
