Re: Los Padres National Forest: La Brea Fire

From http://inciweb.org/incident/1803/

Last night, strong winds of 45-50 mph pushed the fire west toward Treplett Mountain. The winds also enlarged the slop over on the east side of the fire above Cuyama Valley, but the fire remains on the National Forest. The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Evacuation Order remains in effect in portions of Cuyama Valley. Yesterday and last night, good progress was made with burn out operations to secure the north side of the fire along Sierra Madre Ridge. Additional firefighting resources continue to arrive. The La Brea Fire is now under Unified Command including the U.S. Forest Service and CAL FIRE.

Firefighting conditions remain difficult due to the steep and inaccessible terrain, dry dense chapparal, low relative humidity, and erratic winds. Extreme fire behavior has been observed since the fire began. The northeast portion of the fire area has not burned since 1922. The fire has not entered the Sisquoc River area. There is significant fire suppression vehicle traffic and congestion on Highway 166 . The public is urged to seek an alternate route and to use extra caution when traveling the highway.