Firefighters early Tuesday continued to battle a wind-driven brush fire that erupted a day earlier near Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County and burned quickly downhill, threatening thousands of properties and sending residents fleeing from their homes.
The Cave fire started just after 4 p.m. Monday near East Camino Cielo and Painted Cave Road in Los Padres National Forest and has exploded to 4,100 acres with no containment, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The blaze, fanned by erratic 50 mph sundowner winds, grew quickly overnight and was advancing toward populated areas in the cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta as well as unincorporated areas of the county.
About 600 firefighters were on scene early Tuesday battling the fire and defending homes from the advancing flames. Ten fixed-wing tankers and nine helicopters are expected to arrive in the next few hours to aid in the effort, said Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. Daniel Bertucelli.and request that Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaim a state of emergency for the region. The fire is “causing conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within Santa Barbara County,” the county wrote.
Engine teams were embedded in neighborhoods to defend homes in the fire’s path, and bulldozers and hand crews were at work throughout the night digging into the dirt to create containment lines around the perimeter of the blaze. Bertucelli said that as he was driving 55 mph on Highway 154 Monday evening, the fire was keeping up with him, growing alongside the roadway. Once he reached lower elevations, though, the wind was much lighter.
No injuries have been reported, and no homes have been destroyed, officials said. It is not clear how the blaze started.Officials say steep, rocky terrain in the area has been a challenge for crews trying to get a handle on the blaze. Firefighters expect their efforts throughout the day will be made more difficult by significant southwest winds blowing through the region.
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