Thomas Fire evacuations expanded in Carpinteria, Montecito, parts of Santa Barbara
Update: 6:45 p.m.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office issued a new mandatory evacuation order for the following areas:
▪ North of Highway 192 to East Camino Cielo between Highway 150 and Mission Canyon Road.
Voluntary evacuation warnings also now include the following area:
▪ South of Highway 192 to East Camino Cielo between Mission Canyon and Highway 154.
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Residents in voluntary evacuation warning areas need to be prepared to leave in a moment’s notice, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
An evacuation center has been set up at the UC Santa Barbara Recreational Center, 516 Ocean Road in Santa Barbara.
Animal evacuation information is available via the Santa Barbara County Animal Services hotline at 805-681-4332.
Original story
As the Thomas Fire continues to march west, evacuations have been ordered for Montecito, Carpinteria and parts of east Santa Barbara.
The mandatory evacuation order initially was for the area north of Highway 192/Foothill Road and east of Casitas Pass Road.
However, shortly before 3 a.m., the Sheriff’s Department said the mandatory evacuations had been expanded to include the area north of Highway 192, from Ladera Lane/Toro Canyon Road to the Ventura County line.
At 7 a.m., the mandatory evacuations area was expanded again to include from Buena Vista east to the county line and north of Highway 192 (East Valley Road), to include the 900 block of Park Lane east.
At 12:19 p.m., a mandatory evacuation order was issued for the area from Hot Springs Road to Buena Vista Drive, between Highway 192 and East Camino Cielo.
The voluntary evacuation warning was expanded to include:
▪ The area from Mission Canyon Road to Hot Springs Road, between Highway 192 and East Camino Cielo.
▪ The area from Mission Canyon Road to Cold Springs Road, between Alameda Padre Serra and Highway 192.
▪ The area from Alameda Padre Serra to Hot Springs / El Rancho Road between South Salinas Street and Highway 192.
▪ East of Eucalyptus Lane /San Ysidro to the county line, south of Highway 192 to the ocean.
Click here for an updated map of evacuation areas in Santa Barbara County.
This story was originally published December 10, 2017 at 3:25 PM with the headline "Thomas Fire evacuations expanded in Carpinteria, Montecito, parts of Santa Barbara."