Edhat StaffUpdate by edhat staff
Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to a small brush fire near Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) early Tuesday evening.
At 6:18 p.m., county and air force fire crews arrived on Highway 1 north of the VAFB Main Gate for a roadside fire. There were approximately three acres of brush burning at a slow rate of spread.
The incident commander requested a helicopter to assist with containment.
The forward progress of the fire was stopped around 7:00 p.m.
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Is there a brush fire near the Air Force base?
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