Cal Fire contains vegetation fire in Santa Maria Riverbed at 80 acres
Cal Fire battled a massive vegetation fire on Thursday night in the Santa Maria Riverbed.
Air tankers and helicopters dropped fire suppressant on the blaze, and multiple fire departments collaborated to smother the fire.
Fire contained
Update, Friday at 7:45 a.m.:
The Santa Maria Riverbed fire was 100% contained at 80 acres as of 8:38 p.m. on Thursday, Cal Fire said in a post on X.
Fire reaches 100 acres
Update, Thursday at 7:30 p.m.:
The fire burning in the Santa Maria Riverbed has reached 100 acres, with 60% containment according to Cal Fire.
Original story:
A vegetation fire erupted in the Santa Maria Riverbed in southern San Luis Obispo County late Thursday afternoon.
The fire had burned about 70 acres of grass in the riverbed on the east side of Highway 101 by 5:20 p.m., Cal Fire spokesperson Ryan Greed said.
By 5:30 p.m., it had reached an estimated 90 acres, the agency said in a post on X.
The fire was 0% contained and had significant potential to spread, Greed said.
“We’re still very much on the firefight with this one,” he said.
The blaze ignited at about 4:30 p.m., Greed said. The closest cross streets to the fire were Highway 166 and Bull Canyon Road, he said.
Cal Fire sent air tankers and helicopters to drop fire suppressant on the blaze.
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service also helped battle the blaze, he said.
This story was originally published October 17, 2024 at 5:38 PM.
