Teenagers with Fireworks Spark Brush Fire Near Bridge to Nowhere

Teens lighting fireworks sparked a brush fire off Highway 154 on July 17, 2024 (Photo: Santa Barbara County Fire Department)

Update by the edhat staff

A group of teenagers were setting off fireworks in an open field when it started a fire on Wednesday evening.

At 7:06 p.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a report of a vegetation fire near the intersection of Via Chaparral and Salvar Road off Highway 154, also known as the “Bridge to Nowhere.”

Approximately five teenagers were lighting fireworks that started the fire. Emergency scanner traffic stated Sheriff’s Deputies had detained the teens but it’s unclear what the charges are.

Firefighters stopped the forward progress of the fire within thirty minutes at 1/8 of an acre.

There were no injuries or threatened structures.

This is a developing story.

Teens lighting fireworks sparked a brush fire off Highway 154 on July 17, 2024 (Photo: Santa Barbara County Fire Department)
Teens lighting fireworks sparked a brush fire off Highway 154 on July 17, 2024 (Photo: Santa Barbara County Fire Department)
Teens lighting fireworks sparked a brush fire off Highway 154 on July 17, 2024 (Photo: Santa Barbara County Fire Department)

Reported by macpuzl

Vegetation fire at the Bridge to Nowhere. PulsePoint is reporting a vegetation fire at Via Gaitero.


Reported by an edhat reader

Heard Sheriff’s Deputies were on the scene with some juveniles near the start of this fire.

Around 7:30p, crews on the scene declared the forward progress was halted. Estimated to be a 1/4 of an acre or less.

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