Update by the edhat staff
4:00 p.m., August 7, 2022
Forward progress of the fire has been stopped. It has been mapped at 0.85 acres.
Highway 154 has reopened.
Update by the edhat staff
1:00 p.m., August 7, 2022
Caltrans has closed Highway 154 at Highway 246 and Paradise due to the Stagecoach Fire.
Update by the edhat staff
12:15 p.m., August 7, 2022
Multiple resources are on the scene of a two to three-acre fire off Highway 154 near Stagecoach Road.
At 11:23 a.m. Sunday, Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to assist the Los Padres National Forest west of Paradise Road on a growing brush fire, named the Stagecoach Fire.
Initial reports state the fire is 2-3 acres, but additional resources and air support jumped in to helpa there’s potential to grow much bigger.
As of 12:15 p.m., the Santa Barbara County Fire Department reported all crews, including help from the Montecito Fire Department, were making good progress as weather conditions are favorable.
This is a developing story.
By Scanner Andrew
11:40 a.m., August 7, 2022
Firefighters are on scene working a vegetation fire near Hwy 154 & Paradise