White Fire Update - 8:00am, Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Incident Name: White Fire
Location: Six miles north of Santa Barbara on Paradise Road
Agency / Command: USFS
Start Date and Call Time: May 27, 2013, 2:41 pm
Incident Type: Vegetation fire
Cause: Under investigation
Size / Area Involved: 1858 acres, revised due to more accurate mapping of the fire
Percent Contained: 80%
Estimated Costs to Date: $850,000
Injuries / Fatalities: none
Structures Threatened / Damaged / Destroyed: 50 threatened, one damaged
Forecasted Weather: temps in the high 80’s, low 90’s, r/h at 18% winds at 15-25 mph gusting to 40. Wind advisory in effect until 3 am Thursday.
Committed Resources: 629 personnel assigned 6 air tankers available, 12helos
Actions planned for next operational period: Hold, improve, construct line and mop up.
Safety or Prevention Message: Ensure public safety, protect endangered species, provide timely and accurate information to the public, implement contingency plans as necessary, keep costs commensurate with values at risk.
Address/Location
ReadySBC Alerts
, CA
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-681-5526