Santa Barbara County Fire responds to small vegetation fire along Highway 135 near Orcutt
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department quickly doused a small vegetation fire that sparked off of Highway 135 near Santa Maria on Tuesday afternoon, according to the fire department.
The fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. on Graciosa Road off of Highway 135 in the Orcutt area.
The California Highway Patrol reported that a truck pulling a trailer had a tire pop off and that the tire started the small fire.
Veg Fire 7400 block of Graciosa Rd Orcutt. SBC on scene with 3 E’s and a BC for a 1/2 acre grass fire. No structures damaged, no injuries. Hose lines knocked down fire and crews are cutting line. Forward progress stopped. C/T1402 #OldFire pic.twitter.com/m6G5u2Q0XI
— Daniel Bertucelli (@SBCFireInfo) May 3, 2022
As of 3:15, the County Fire Department said that the fire had grown to a half-acre and that forward progress was stopped.
Fire Capt. Daniel Bertucelli said that there were no reported injuries and no structures were damaged.
The department reported that the fire was out by 4:30 p.m.
