Top Story: Montecito Fires

The Montecito Fire Protection District Station 3 Property Aquisition Study is currently being developed.

High winds that had wreaked havoc earlier in the night evaporated by midnight, allowing firefirefighters to concentrate on dousing embers and spot fires, said Geri Ventura, a Montecito Fire District spokeswoman.

Since 1987, the mutual’self-help’ organization has been serving Montecito’s 13,000 residents with the guidance and support of the Montecito Fire, Water and Sanitary Districts.

The training will be held on June 7 at the Montecito Fire Station at 575 San Ysidro Road, at 3:15 p.m.

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Santa Barbara and Montecito Fires burns 300 acres, causes mandatory evacuations.

The fire now burns over a broad front, stretching from the Riviera across Sycamore Canyon to the east of Barker Pass Road, the flames advancing rapidly down towards the lower Eastside.

Officials say that more than 100 homes might have been destroyed by the Tea fire in the coastal foothills near Montecito.

Montecito, for example, came to mutual aid last week by responding with an engine and four firefighters to the Griffith Park fire.

Could it happen here?

Having lived through THREE fires this summer/fall , and my brother losing his house in Ramona last year, my heart and prayers go out to all residents of Montecito.

I was just watching the news and the fires in Montecito looks to be a potentially horrible sitiuation.

A brush fire destroyed an unknown number of homes Thursday in the tony enclave of Montecito, forcing residents to evacuate what has long been a hideaway for the rich and famous.Brushfire Burning Above Santa Barbara And Montecito.

They definitely saved our lives.”

Fire has finally become an ally of Santa Barbara forest officials.

In terms of acreage, it isn’t a large fire, but in the space of just seven hours it has wrecked an incredible amount of damage$24 to $26 million dollarsmaking it the fifth worst fire in California history.

Under slightly different circumstances probably even more houses would have been burned, or people could have been trapped in large numbers and burned.

” I am deeply shocked and saddened by the great loss and suffering which has resulted from the fire.

“Like the best friend whose house didn’t burn down.

Quickly, a command post is set up at Westmont College where the three men begin to make critical decisions about fire strategy.

“We found out there is no forever.”

By 4 a.m., the fire had grown to at least 1,500 acres.

As the fire swept through the college area, at least two buildings were destroyed, but no injuries were reported, authorities said.

Departments included Santa Barbara County, the city of Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria, and the California Department of Forestry.

Since 1987, the mutual “self-help” organization has been serving Montecito”s residents with the guidance and support of the Montecito”s fire, water, and sanitary districts.

We nearly lost our home last year in the October fires in Trabuco Canyon/Foothill Ranch and had to seal our doors and windows and live indoors for two weeks afterwards.

My mother and sister and animals live down the street.

Students here at Biola are praying for Westmont and the residents in Montecito.