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MyspaceThe mandatory evacuation area has been expanded, as of 8:36 p.m. tonight. The new areas include the area east of Highway 154 from Painted Cave to East Camino Cielo on the north, Foothill on the south, and east to Morada Lane and Ontare Road.
The others under mandatory evacuation orders include San Roque south to Calle Noguera, Calle Noguera to Alamar Road, Alamar south to State Street, State Street to Constance, Constance to Garden, Garden to Micheltorena, Micheltorena north to the end of the road, extending to Alameda Padre Serra, Alameda Padre Serra east to Sycamore Canyon Road on the east, and north on Sycamore Canyon to Highway 192 to El Cielito.
All State Street business are free to stay open, according to a release.
The evacuation warning area has been expanded to the west to Old San Marcos Road on the west, Old San Marcos Road and Cathedral Oaks north to Highway 154, Cathedral Oaks/Foothill Road east to La Cumbre Road, La Cumbre Road south to State Street, State Street to De La Vina, De La Vina to Anapamu, Anapamu to Anacapa, Anacapa south to De La Guerra, De La Guerra to Milpas, Milpas south to Quinientos street, Quinientos Street to Clifton Street to Eucalyptus Hill Road, Eucalyptus Hill Road to Barker Pass, Barker Pass to Highway 192 (Sycamore canyon Road), Highway 192 west to Stanwood Drive.
As of the posting of this story, 75 residences have reportedly burned.
Wind is blowing more heavily in Montecito foothills, with 35- to 40-mile-per-hour gusts.
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Old San Marcos Road and Cathedral Oaks is where the "Gap Fire" fire break begins?
So Cathedral Oaks north, and 154 East would be the Goleta line of defense?
And next would be 101 instead of Cathedral Oaks?
I guess that's kind of how it was during Gap.
GoletaResident (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2009 at 9:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Gap Fire began on West Camino Cielo where I am
We have not been given any evacuation notice yet.
Winds are up here
jeanror (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2009 at 9:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
We are starting to see flames looking from the Fairview area towards North East. I guess that's behind 154?
GoletaResident (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2009 at 9:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
My son lives at Calle Real/154. This reminds me so much of last summer. We were in SB at the time painting his place as a surprise while he was away on vacation! What a surprise he found when he came home to flames/smoke. I pray they get a handle on this fire, and quickly. There can't be too much to burn where the Gap fire was. So where does all that fire go to? Let's hope it goes out like a light! Be safe everyone. I'm in San Diego and hope all will end soon.
3Cooper (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2009 at 9:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
My phone has been ringing all day long every 10, 15, 30 minutes. Only two rings (answering machine starts after four). When we picked it up after the second ring, there was nothing. It got quite annoying. But when we picked it up during the first ring, an automated voice said:
"Hello, you have a caller. Bye."
After that nothing.
I wonder if this is the famous reverse-911?
Anyway, during the Gap fire we did get successful calls from the city of Goleta, while the electricity was still working.
GoletaResident (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2009 at 9:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Looking at the fie from west camino cielo, it seems to be really bad in the upper ends of ontare and probably northridge. Barger canyon possibly as well, hard to tell. I've heard reports that it has crossed 154 at the bottom, but from up here this looks impossible.
tve (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2009 at 9:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
How close is the fire to the Brooks Institute - Jefferson campus. This is where my husband went to school. Very concerned about the campus and homes in the area.
rjkkmom (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2009 at 10:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
'All State Street business are free to stay open, according to a release.' - What about businesses NORTH of State Street, near North Ontare Road?
cteng (anonymous profile)
May 8, 2009 at 3:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)