Overview

• The wildfire has scorched 65,062 acres of Los Padres National Forest with containment unchanged at 3%.
• Mandatory evacuation orders cover areas across Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, spanning nearly 600 square miles.
• More than 1,000 firefighters from Cal Fire, the U.S. Forest Service and local agencies are operating under a unified command.
• Three people have been injured—one civilian airlifted for burn treatment and two contractors in a vehicle rollover—and about 460 structures remain under threat.
• Officials warn that dry fuels and forecasted high winds could drive further fire growth as the blaze’s cause remains under investigation.