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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel> <atom:link href="http://inciweb.org/feeds/rss/articles/i/1474/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>InciWeb Incident Articles for Santa Lucia Lightning Complex</title><link>http://inciweb.org/forest/1474/</link><description>Latest articles for Santa Lucia Lightning Complex Wildland Fire</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:26:15 -06:00</pubDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA["Closure to be Lifted at 6:00 AM , August 22 (Santa Lucia Lightning Com Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1474/7925/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1474/7925/</guid><description><![CDATA["   At 6:00 a.m. Friday, the Forest Service will reopen a large area of Los Padres National Forest in northern Santa Barbara County that has been closed to public entry because of several wildfires. The emergency closure encompasses over 100,000 acres and has been in effect since August 16. The five lightning-caused fires that caused the emergency closure ignited on August 15, in a remote area of the national forest about 20 miles east of Santa Maria. The fires burned a total of 244 acres and will be fully contained later today. In Monterey County, Los Padres National Forest lands remain closed to public entry with the exception of three campgrounds and several day use areas along the Big Sur Coast. The closure encompasses more than 332,000 acres and was imposed because of the Indians Fire which started on June 8, followed by the Basin Complex Fire which started on June 21. The two fires together burned over 240,000 acres and continue to smolder in several areas. The Forest Service..."]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:56:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Santa Lucia Lightning Complex Closure Order (Santa Lucia Lightning Com Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1474/7855/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1474/7855/</guid><description><![CDATA["ORDER NO. 08-12-5100-11EMERGENCY ORDERLOS PADRES NATIONAL FORESTPursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Los Padres National Forest. This order is effective from August 16, 2008, until the Santa Lucia Lightning Fire Complex is fully controlled. Going into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Santa Lucia Lightning Fire Complex Closure Area. The Santa Lucia Lightning Fire Closure Area begins three miles north of Pine Canyon Fire Station on State Highway 166 at the point where the highway intersects the Los Padres National Forest boundary, then easterly along the south side of State Highway 166 to its intersection with Sierra Madre Road (Forest Road No. 32S13), then southeasterly along the west side of Sierra Madre Road to its intersection with Bates Canyon Road (Forest Road No. 11N01), then south along the east side of Water Canyon to its intersection with Water Canyon Camp, then west along the..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:31:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["National Forest Closed in Area of Lightning Fires (Santa Lucia Lightning Com Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1474/7839/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1474/7839/</guid><description><![CDATA["GOLETA, CA...The Forest Service has closed a portion of Los Padres National Forest in northern Santa Barbara County because of several lightning-sparked fires in the area. The closure, in effect until the fires are suppressed, prohibits all public entry to national forest lands, trails, roads and recreation sites within the closed area. It does not affect private property.The closure encompasses the northernmost portion of the San Rafael Wilderness, north of the Sisquoc River and west of Water Canyon. It also includes all other national forest lands west and north of the San Rafael Wilderness between the Sisquoc River on the south and Highway 166 on the north. The closure includes the Colson Canyon, La Brea Canyon, Pine Canyon and Buckhorn Ridge areas. The following campgrounds are closed: Barrel Springs, Alejandro, Colson, Bear, Wagon Flat, Lazy, Horseshoe Spring, Kerry and Brookshire. Sierra Madre Ridge Road is open. Miranda Pine Campground is open. (See accompanying map.)The..."]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:22:00 -06:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>