New Evacuation Order Issued in La Brea Fire
Incident: La Brea Fire Wildfire
Released: 8/13/2009
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE
105 E. Anapamu St., Fourth Floor · Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 568-3400 · FAX (805) 568-34149
www.countyofsb.org
P R E S S R E L E A S E
News Media Contact:
William Boyer, Communications Director La Brea Fire No. 09-003
(805) 568-3400 DATE: August 13, 2009 / 6:30 AM
wboyer@co.santa-barbara.ca.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OR
U.S. Forest Service
Los Padres National Forest / Goleta HQs
(805) 961-5770
New Evacuation Order Issued in La Brea Fire
Effective at 4:00 a.m. Thursday, August 13, 2009, an Evacuation Order was issued by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office for the following area due to fire activity of the La Brea Fire:
- Northern Boundary: Pine Canyon Road (Forest Service Road 11N04) from Highway 166 to Horseshoe Springs Campground
- Eastern Boundary: Forest Trail 31W12
- Southern Boundary: Buckhorn Canyon Road (Forest Service Road 11N06)
- Western Boundary: Highway 166
Fire and Sheriff Officials have already contacted the 10 residences affected in this area.
An Evacuation Order is defined as moving the public out of a defined area due to the immediate threat to life and property from an emergency incident.
The New Cuyama High School is staffed by the Santa Barbara County Chapter of the American Red Cross for use as a temporary shelter. Small animals will be allowed to be co-located at the shelter. A large animal shelter has been established at the Santa Maria Fair Park, 937 Thornburg. Animal information is available at (805) 681-4332.
Fire information is available at http://www.inciweb.org/ or on the County's website http://www.countyofsb.org/.
Or call the USFS Fire Information Line at (805) 961-5770 from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
All previous evacuation orders and warnings also remain in effect.
