Prescribed Training Burn Planned for June or July

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to conduct a prescribed burn for training purposes at the Chamberlin Ranch, near Los Olivos, between June and July. (This burn was unable to be conducted as previously scheduled for the end of 2022 due to weather.) Prescribed fires typically burn less intensely than wildfires. Prescribed burns help prevent the spread of wildfires and can reduce impacts to watersheds that can result in soil loss and sedimentation.

This burn is a Prescribed Fire to achieve training of new Santa Barbara County Fire personnel. Approximately 102 acres of sage scrub and Oak woodland will be burned. The burn will occur over 3-4 days. Once the burn day has been selected, a media advisory will be issued the day before.

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