Evacuation Order Extends to Hot Springs

Fire Jumped Highways 154 and 192 Only in Spots

Friday, May 8, 2009

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Friday morning began with nearly 30,000 South Coast residents finding themselves refugees in their own town, forced to flee by a fickle fire that sucker punched fire fighters by heading west Thursday evening when they expected it to push south and east.

As of this writing, it appears, the fire jumped Highway 192 and Highway 154 last night, but only in spots. Firefighters quickly pounced on those fire jumps last night and successfully kept them from spreading.

To the west, new mandatory evacuation orders were issued last night to all residents living east of Patterson Avenue in Goleta and North of Highway 101.

To the east, the mandatory evacuation zone now extends along Hot Springs Road—north of Sycamore Canyon and East Valley, all the way up to East Camino Cielo Road. The eastern flank of the fire runs down from El Cielito along Gibraltar.

More current information will be posted after the Incident Command’s 8:00 a.m. press conference.

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• Jesusita Fire - Evacuation Area Map
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Public Resources

• The Jesusita Fire Call Center
  (805) 681-5197
• County of Santa Barbara
• City of Santa Barbara
• Santa Barbara County Fire Department

Phone Numbers:

• Public Information Hotline
  (805) 681-5197
• Reverse 911 sign-up (If you don't already have a house phone, and want to add your wireless device to be contacted for emergencies)
  (805) 681-4100 or http://www.sbsheriff.org/reverse911.html
• Forest Service Tip Line
  (805) 961-5710
• Animal Shelter Hotline
  (805) 681-4332

Websites:

• SB County Fire Department
• Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
• Smoke Information from County Health
• Wildfire Smoke Impact
• Prepare Your Family Disaster Plan

Radio Stations:

• AM Stations: KTMS-990; KZSB-1290; San Marcos Pass Radio-1040; KUHL-1410 and KINF-1440;
• FM Stations: KCSB-91.9; KTYD-99.9; KSYV-96.7; KSBL-101.7; KRAZ-105.9;
• (Spanish); KSPE-94.5 and KIST-107.7;

TV:

• Santa Barbara County's Channel 20
• City of Santa Barbara, Channel 18
• City of Goleta at Channel 19

Additional Info:

• In the event of a possible evacuation due to the Jesusita Fire the Public Health Department wants to identify individuals with special needs who may be unable to evacuate without help and those who need medical equipment that require electricity. please call (805) 968-0462 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
• The Red Cross Evacuation center is Dos Pueblos High School at 7266 Alameda Avenue in Goleta, CA.
• The cause of Jesusita Fire is currently under investigation. If you have information about the fire, please call the anonymous tip hotline 805-686-5074.

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