Where can I see a current map of the fires in Santa Barbara, CA?
The LA Times has a good map of the wildfires that they keep up-to-date. Here is a link to the map: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/santa-barbara-fire-3.html Capt. Mike Deponce of the Santa Barbara City Fire Department said that as of 6 a.m. today at least 1,300 acres have burned in the Jesusita fire and that there are now 1,394 fire personnel assigned to the blaze. Ten injuries have been reported, although it is unclear how many of those injuries involved firefighters and how many involved civilians. Deponce said most of the residents living in the foothills have evacuated. “It’s pretty desolate up there right now,” Deponce said, adding that he saw several people coming down the hills Wednesday night as he and his team made their way up to battle 100-foot flames fueled by fierce winds. Sources:
The link below will take you to the map so you can bookmark it. http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-sb-fire-map,0,4390966.storylink Firefighters in Santa Barbara County are bracing for another day of heat, strong winds and possible destruction as they battle a wildfire that is now burning in the city of Santa Barbara. Officials confirm that 20 homes have burned and at least ten more were believed to have gone up in flames. Containment is still at zero percent. “We really can’t do any containment lines. It’s too dangerous,” Santa Barbara County fire Capt. David Sadecki said. “We’re doing some structure protection, but firefighters can be in a safe location one minute and in a dangerous situation the next.” The blaze remained out of control Thursday morning, though temperatures had dropped from triple-digits to the 60s and winds had grown calm. The weather was expected to eventually mirro
