Windmill Fire Now 100% Contained

Update by edhat staff

4:00 p.m., July 23, 2018

 

The Windmill fire which started on July 20, burned 110 acres and was fully contained on July 23 was determined to be caused by a tractor operating in an agricultural field causing the nearby vegetation to catch fire.

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Update by edhat staff

5:00 p.m., July 21, 2018

 

The Windmill fire is now at 80% containment, with full containment expected for 8:00 a.m. on Monday 7/23/18.

 

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Update by edhat staff

8:00 a.m., July 21, 2018

As of 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning, the Windmill fire is still at 110 acres and now 40% contained. Full containment is expected tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 8:00 a.m. 75 firefighters remain on scene.

Aerial photo of the Windmill Fire on Friday evening (Photo: John Wiley)

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Update by edhat staff

6:00 p.m., July 20, 2018

The Windmill Fire is now estimated to be 110 acres.

The fire is now 35% containment and the forward progress has stopped.

All evacuation warnings have been lifted, but Bobcat Springs Rd. is open to residents only.

The Windmill Fire is now burning at 100 acres near Buellton with a 20% containment, reports Captain Zaniboni as of 4:00 p.m. Friday.

The fire has a moderate rate of spread and is moving rather rapidly across the grassland.

The evacuation warning for the Bobcat Springs community off Bobcat Springs Road in Buellton still stands. 

There are no immediate structures threatened.

Windmill fire, Buellton. Call Newsline for updated information pic.twitter.com/MEh5pMka9y

— Dave Zaniboni (@SBCFireInfo) July 20, 2018

A 30-acre wildfire is burning in the 1000 block of SR-246 at a rapid speed which prompted an evacuation warning of the Bobcat Springs community.

At approximately 2:15 p.m. Friday, Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the area just west of Buellton for a vegetation fire. A 2nd alarm was called as the fire is burning at a moderate rate of speed, said Fire Captain Dave Zaniboni.

An evacuation warning has been issued for residents living off Bobcat Springs Road.

The fire is burning in an easterly direction with a west wind, it’s not in heavy vegetation but spreading rapidly, said Zaniboni.

Currently, there are two helicopters and two air tankers on the scene making water drops.