Lake Fire Burns 20,000+ Acres

UPDATE (7/8/24, 7:36 PM): UPDATE (7/10/24, 6:15 PM): The following areas are under an EVACUATION ORDER:

Woodstock Area (Areas north of Calzada Ave, east of E. Oak Trail Rd., west of Happy Canyon, and south of the Sisquoc River)

Goat Rock Area (Area east of Figueroa Creek, north of the US Forest Service entrance at Happy Canyon Road, and south of Cachuma Mountain)

SB Ranger area (remote forest area east of Goat Rock)

Parts of the Figueroa Mountain area as follows: south of Tunnel House at Sisquoc River, east of Figueroa Creek, north of the southern end of Cachuma Mountain, and west of Los Padres National Forest areas

All areas from Figueroa Mountain Road at Junction Camp (including Tunnel Rd) to Chamberlin Ranch and all areas from Zaca Lake Rd at Foxen Canyon Road north to the Sisquoc River including east of Foxen Canyon Road to the 9000 block.

The following areas are under an EVACUATION WARNING:

Area starting at the south end of Cachuma Creek, northeast of Santa Cruz Creek to Santa Cruz Peak, west through Grand Spring, and to the northern part of Cachuma Creek
Area east and north of Alisos Rd (L-shaped road), west of Cachuma Creek, and south of the US Forest Service entrance at Happy Canyon Road

Area east of Highway 154, north of Armour Ranch Road/Secretariate St, west of Alisos Rd, and south of the Woodstock area.

Area east of Figueroa Mountain Road, north of Highway 154, west of Calzada Ave/W Oak Trail Rd and south of Woodstock Rd.

A fire broke out in Los Padres National Forest over the weekend, with reports of the fire first coming in around 3:45 PM on Friday, July 5th. Since then, the Lake Fire has grown to over 20,300 acres with 8% containment as of Monday, July 8th. It is the largest wildfire currently burning in California. To learn more, KCSB’s Joyce Chi speaks with Kelly Hubbard, Director of the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management.

Resources:
ReadySBC.org (information + alerts)
833-688-5551 (Santa Barbara County Lake Fire Call Center)

Photo credit: Scott Safechuck/SBC Fire Department