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Local Stories by Local People
July 7, 2008 - 6:00AM
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The Gap Fire Above Goleta
LAST UPDATED AT 12:15PM on 7/7/8... 9,577 acres burned & 35% contained. Heat wave predicted for Tuesday.
This page will not be updated! Articles pertaining to the Gap Fire will now be posted on the Edhat news page
Coverage in the media
Last Evacuation Notice
Eyewitness Reports
Perimeter Map
Pictures and Video
The Start
Here is the FIRST report sent in at 8:03PM on Tuesday by an Edhat subscriber:
"A fire is burning in the hills above Santa Barbara this evening. White smoke visible and smell of smoke clear from Girsh Park. Sounds like at least one helicopter is fighting it. Someone heard the fire is near the Gun Club up San Marcos Pass."
Gap Fire Evacuation Information
EVACUATION WARNING UPDATE
The mandatory evacuation order for Farren Road above Rancho Embarcadero has been downgraded to an Evacuation Warning.
All other mandatory evacuation orders and warnings remain in place, as follows:
Mandatory Evacuation Order:
· West Camino Cielo
· Windemere Tract
· Haney Tract
· Kinevan Area
· Trout Club
· Hidden Valley (HWY 154 Area)
Evacuation Warning:
· Farren Road above Rancho Embarcadero
· Dos Pueblos Ranch, Santa Barbara Ranch and Eagle Canyon North of U.S 101
· La Patera Canyon
· Glen Annie Canyon
· Winchester Canyon Road to Farren Road above Calle Real including Winchester Commons
· Patterson to Glen Annie Road North of Cathedral Oaks Road
· Areas above Patterson Avenue including Via Del Rey, Spur Valley Road, Camino Manadero, Camino Galena, Camino Andaluz, Camino Palomera, Camino Cerralvo, Camino Rio Verde, Camino Meleno and Camino Altozano
· Painted Cave Area
Residents are advised to stay alert for additional information by listening to County Government cable TV station Channel 20, or the following AM or FM radio "Stations of Choice" for Emergency Public Information or other local television stations.
Animal Services Information
If the public is in need of assistance with animals call the Animal Hotline at (805) 681-4332. Please do not bring animals to Earl Warren Showgrounds, they are no longer accepting animals.
Fire Map
Perimeter As Of July 7, 2008
Personal Perspective:
Sarah Trenschel reports that when she returned to her home after 3 days of evacuation, she found a lot of ash. [pics]
Meg Tibbetts reports that the last few days of living with the Gap Fire have been the most terrifying of her life.
From The Edhat Comments Board:
"The Gap fire was under the 220kv lines off of Farren Rd. today causing the outages. The water drops
from the Aircrane helicopters as well as the fixed wing tankers from Airtac could have knocked the
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