ALL EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN LIFTED FOR THE CHIMNEY FIRE, THAT THREATENED HEARST CASTLE AT ONE POINT, AND COMMUNITIES NEAR LAKE NACIMIENTO AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO AT OTHER THE MORE THAN 46-THOUSAND ACRE WILDFIRE, WHICH DESTROYED 49 HOMES, IS 70 PERCENT CONTAINED.
DUE TO EXPECTED HIGHER WINDS AND FIRE ACTIVITY, AN EVACUATION WARNING IS IN-PLACE FOR SOME RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR THE SOBERANES FIRE. THE WARNING IS FOR THE AREA BETWEEN HIGHWAY 1 AND NORTH COAST RIDGE ROAD, AND BETWEEN CASTRO CANYON AND JULIA PFEIFFER BURNS STATE PARK. THE WARNING IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN-PLACE UNTIL AT LEAST TUESDAY EVENING. A COMMUNITY MEETING WAS HELD AT BIG SUR STATION THIS EVENING, AND ANOTHER MAY BE HELD TOMORROW All residents under an EVACUATION WARNING should be prepared to leave their homes….taking any medications, pets, important documents and family valuables with them if they are asked to leave. Area residents are also asked to close all windows and doors before leaving their homes.
THE REY FIRE, BURNING ALONGSIDE HIGHWAY 154 IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, HAS BURNED NEARLY 33,000 ACRES, AND IS 78 PERCENT CONTAINED.
