Ray Ford Reflects on the Zaca Fire on Ten Year Anniversary

Source: City of Santa Barbara

The Zaca Fire started on July 4, 2005 and kept burning through that summer. Author and wildfire historian, Ray Ford, will provide a look back at the Zaca Fire, tracing its path through the Santa Barbara backcountry. The talk will be at the Santa Barbara Public Library on Thursday, June 15, at 6:30 p.m.

Mr. Ford will provide a sense of the fire’s context within that of historical fires that have occurred here over the past century and with the impact the recent Rey Fire has had on the San Rafael and Dick Smith wildernesses. Co-sponsored by the Los Padres Forest Association and the Santa Barbara Public Library, this free event is part of the Wilderness Hiking Series held on the third Thursday evening of each month at the Central Library.

Information about the Santa Barbara Public Library System locations, hours, events, and programs is available at SBPLibrary.org. All Library programs are free and open to the public.