Fire teams remain at nearly 1400-acre grass fire southeast of Cuyama since Tuesday
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Fire crews are still responding to an approximately 1,383-acre grass fire southeast of Cuyama first reported on Tuesday.
Santa Barbara County Fire Department's latest update on the fire was issued Friday morning at 10:42 a.m. and notes the same acreage with an updated 80 percent containment.
Vegetation Fire/Hill Incident Update: Fire acreage remains at 1,383 acres with no perimeter growth and 80% containment. Firefighters assigned to the fire working to improve containment lines through the next 72hrs. pic.twitter.com/PvU6kkN2tQ
— Scott Safechuck (@SBCFireInfo) May 31, 2024
As of Wednesday at 4 p.m., 200 firefighters are on the scene and have successfully stopped forward progress of the fire with 50 percent containment shared the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
Tuesday's evacuation order was lifted for areas south of Foothill Road from Castro Canyon to Santa Barbara Canyon as part of the fire response tweeted Santa Barbara County Fire Department on Wednesday.
Vegetation Fire/Hill Incident Update: All Evacuation Warnings have been lifted for the Hill Fire. All areas include South of Foothill Rd., Castro Cyn. to Santa Barbara Cyn, pic.twitter.com/5Q7f090Chc
— Scott Safechuck (@SBCFireInfo) May 29, 2024
Four fixed-wing air tankers and three Type 1 helicopters are part of the aerial response to the vegetation fire detailed Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The latest report from CAL FIRE SLO is that the fire has now reached 1,383 acres and is 10% contained, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
This is an ongoing emergency fire response and more information will be added to this article as it becomes available.
This is a developing story. More information will be provided as updates come into the newsroom.
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