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MyspaceA brushfire that broke out Saturday afternoon on the Gaviota Coast appears to already be under control. The blaze near Refugio Road, which connects a number of hillside homes from the coast to the mountaintops, approached 30 acres in size before firefighters with air tanker support knocked it down.
Gaviota Coast Fire near Containment
Quick Work by Firefighters Stops Refugio Road Blaze Before Homes Threatened
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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If it was a fire sparked by a machine, we may need to bring back the old fashioned weed whackers - machete and goats.
GiGi (anonymous profile)
July 18, 2010 at 10:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hurray for the fast air tanker support! Where were they during Jesusita???
maximum (anonymous profile)
July 19, 2010 at 12:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Great to see County Fire now quickly staunching fires before they become conflagrations. Strong work! Thank you!
dslproductions (anonymous profile)
July 19, 2010 at 2:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Our local firefighters ROCK!
Thank you all for keeping the burn area smaller than it might have been.
Draxor (anonymous profile)
July 19, 2010 at 9:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)