Forward Progress Stopped on Vegetation Fire Near Buellton
Two-Alarm Fire Reported Along Northbound Side of Highway 101 on Friday Afternoon
[Updated: Fri., Oct. 6, 2023, 6:15pm]
Santa Barbara County firefighters have stopped forward progress of the Grade Incident, a vegetation fire that broke out Friday afternoon in the Nojoqui Grade area south of Buellton. The fire has burned around 97 acres and was 10 percent contained as of 3:30 p.m., according to County Fire Capt. Scott Safechuck.
County firefighters responded to the area, reported along the northbound side of Highway 101 south of Buellton, on Friday around 12:30 p.m. with the assistance of Los Padres and Cal Fire crews, as well as four air tankers and helicopters.
“Firefighters will remain at the Grade Incident working through the night to increase containment lines around the perimeter of fire,” Safechuck said at around 4:50 p.m.
One lane of northbound Highway 101 was shut down in the area.
