Incident Update Lake Fire

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Date:
07/18/2024
Time:
5:20 PM

Incident Facts

Name
Lake Fire
Start Date/Time
2024-07-05
Incident Status
Active
Location
Santa Lucia Road near Zaca Lake
Type
Wildfire
Cause
Under Investigation
Counties
Santa Barbara
Administration Unit
Unified Command: USFS Los Padres National Forest, CAL FIRE, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, and Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
Unified Command Agency(s)
Size
38,664
Containment
66%
Structures Threatened
56
Structures Destroyed
3
Structures Damaged
1
Civilian Injuries
0
Firefighter Injuries
6
Civilian Fatalities
0
Firefighter Fatalities
0

Current Situation

Situation Summary

Fire suppression repair continues on the South Zone. Small, isolated occurrences of heat remain interior. 

A warming and drying trend is anticipated for the upcoming weekend. An Excessive Heat Watch is still in effect from this Friday next Wednesday. Winds will remain northwest during the day while humidity values dry out. At night poor humidity recoveries and northeast winds are anticipated at the ridges above 2,000 feet.

Road Closures

Clich HERE for a map of the most current Road Closures or visit https://www.CountyofSB.org/Road-Closures

  • Forest Road 10N06/Rancho Sisquoc closed east of Foxen Canyon Road. (Not open to the public.).

  • Zaca Lake Road east of Foxen Canyon at/near burn zone.

  • Figueroa Mountain Road east of Midland School at the forest boundary.

  • Multiple roads within the Forest Boundary remain closed.

Paratransit Resources

If you are an individual who has a disability or other access or functional need (AFN), and require transportation to a community cooling relief location, contact a paratransit provider near you:

CAL FIRE IMT 5 YouTube Channel

Visit the IMT 5 YouTube Channel for incident updates!

Evacuation Zones

Evacuation Information:

Evacuation Orders and Warnings

EVACUATION ORDER:

  • The area between the western fire perimeter and the Los Padres National Forest Fire Area Closure.
  • Area east of La Brea Creek and Forest Route 10N06, south of the Los Padres National Forest boundary, and north of the Sisquoc River. 

EVACUATION WARNING:

  • Area east of Kelly Canyon, north of Sisquoc River, west of La Brea Creek and Forest Route 10N06, and south of the Los Padres National Forest.

Animal Evacuations:

Small animal evacuation assistance, call 805-681-4332 (between 10:00 am - 6:00 pm). 

  • Small animal housing, head to the closest animal shelter:
    • 1501 W Central Ave, Lompoc
    • 548 W Foster Rd, Santa Maria
    • 5473 Overpass Rd, Goleta

Large animal assistance or can offer support for large animals, complete this form: Lake Fire Large Animal Mutual Aid (smartsheet.com)

  • Large animal housing:

SM Elks Rodeo Grounds: GATE 2
4040 Highway 101, Santa Maria, CA 93454

    • Please Bring: Feed and water buckets

Resources for Commercial Cattle/livestock Operators and Commercial Farmers with 40+ Acres

Ag Pass Program

Ag Pass: hours of operation from 7AM to 9PM. Mel Graham is available by phone/text (805) 896-6681 for anyone who needs a pass.

Ag Passes are for ranches over 40 acres to intended for farms and:

  • Protect or care for agricultural assets (such as irrigating crops or feeding, watering, and transporting livestock)
  • Provide support information to emergency personnel (such as identifying access roads and water points)

The purpose of creating a county-based "Ag Pass" program is to provide a uniform way to identify vetted commercial farm and ranch owner-operators and their employees to firefighting personnel, California Highway Patrol officers, Sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement officers, and other emergency personnel. Possession of an Ag Pass during a wildfire or a similar disaster (or, "all-hazard" emergency) potentially allows the agriculturalist limited emergency access to areas that may otherwise be restricted to the public.

If you are in the evacuation warning areas and need a temporary Ag Pass, please visit: https://www.countyofsb.org/293/Ag-Pass.

For small herds, small livestock, and equine evacuation please see the Animal Evacuations section.

Assigned Resources

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

Engines
118
Water Tenders
75
Helicopters
16
Dozers
54
Hand Crews
58
Other
6
Total Personnel
2368

Cooperating Agencies

Name Phone Address URL
California Highway Patrol, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department, Pacific Gas and Electric, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services, Santa Barbara County Public Works, California Department of Transportation, Santa Ynez Water District, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County Animal Services, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.