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Photos: SBCFD
Update by Santa Barbara County Fire Department
2:45 p.m., July 17, 2019
The cause of the wildland fire on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in the Gaviota area, was determined to be a result of large bird contacting high-voltage power lines. The bird ignited after contacting the power lines and fell to the ground igniting the vegetation below.
Update by edhat staff
9:45 a.m., July 17, 2019
Santa Barbara County firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a small brush fire in Gaviota.
At 7:52 a.m. Wednesday, fire crews responded to a brush fire in the area east of Highway 101 near Highway 1. They discovered a 1/4 acre brush fire burning in light vegetation at a slow rate of spread.
Crews quickly stopped the forward progress of the fire. There were no threatened structures and no reported injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Reported by Roger the Scanner Guy
7:53 a.m., July 17, 2019
Brush fire near Highway 101 and Highway One with flames on the hills of the East Side by Northbound lanes.
