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Alisal Fire containment increases, more than 17k acres burned
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Santa Barbara County Fire officials are making progress on the Alisal Fire burning in Santa Barbara County.
The fire broke out on Monday, Oct. 11 at around 2 p.m. in the area of West Camino Cielo and Refugio Road, directly north of Refugio State Beach.
As of Saturday morning, InciWeb reports the fire has reached 50% containment and grew to 17,200 acres. That is up from 41% containment Friday morning and 16,801 acres.
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InciWeb is also reporting more fire personnel are on scene. A total of 1,747 fire personnel are working to contain the blaze.
Some evacuation orders and warnings near the fire were canceled Friday night. That includes residences along Arroyo Quemada Ln, and the evacuation warning for the area east of El Capitan Beach State Park, west of Dos Pueblos Canyon Rd, and south of West Camino Cielo were canceled.
For residences in the area west of Arroyo Hondo to the intersection of Hwy 101 and Hwy 1. With the exception of the residences along Arroyo Quemada Ln, the evacuation order is still in effect for Arroyo Hondo Canyon, Refugio Canyon, and the area between El Capitan Beach State Park and West Camino Cielo.
An evacuation center is located at the Dos Pueblos High School upper parking lot at 7266 Alameda Ave, Goleta. American Red Cross is on-site assisting those in need.
Highway 101 reopened Thursday afternoon.
To stay up to date on current evacuation orders and warnings, visit this website.
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