ScannerAndrew
Update by edhat staff
Santa Barbara County firefighters stopped the forward progress of a two-to-three-acre brush fire on the Gaviota Coast Monday evening.
At 6:27 p.m., fire crews responded to Highway 101 northbound, just north of Refugio Road and discovered two fires burning, each approximately one acre in size moving uphill away from the freeway.
Water tenders, dozers, and a helicopter responded to the call but were cancelled upon arrival of the first engine company. Crews wrapped a hose around the fire and let it burn into one singular fire at 2-3 acres, preventing it from moving further up the hill and stopping the forward progress.
There were no structures threatened and no injuries. California Highway Patrol had traffic restrictions in the area.
The cause has yet to be determined.
By ScannerAndrew
County fire is responding to a vegetation fire near Hwy 101 at Refugio State Beach. Report of 2 separate fires making their way uphill.
