CAL FIRE RELEASE - Zaca Fire Incident Information

Zaca Fire

Zaca Fire Incident Information:
Last Updated:	July 14, 2007 7:00 am
Date/Time Started:	July 4, 2007 10:53 am
Administrative Unit:	Los Padres National Forest / Santa Barbara County Fire
County:	Santa Barbara
Location:	15 miles NE of Buellton
Acres Burned:	16,600 acres
Containment	37% contained - 16,600 acres.
Structures Destroyed:	1 outbuilding destroyed
Threatened:	22 residences threathened at this time including Zaca Lake Resort, Figueroa Area Campgrounds, and cabins in Manzana Creek Drainage.
Injuries:	14
Cause:	Human
Cooperating Agencies:	Santa Barbara County Fire, Los Angeles County Fire, Ventura County Fire, California Highway Patrol, American Red Cross
Total Fire Personnel:	2,131 (1,073 CAL FIRE)
Fire crews:	61 (35 CAL FIRE)
Engines:	79 (45 CAL FIRE)
Helicopters:	10
Dozers:	40 (12 CAL FIRE)
Water tenders:	42
Costs to date:	$13.9 million
Major Incident Command Team:	CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #9
Conditions:	The fire continues to actively burn in steep, rocky and broken terrain. The fire continues under a unified command with, CAL FIRE Incident Command Team 9 (Windsor), Santa Barbara County Fire and the U.S. Forest Service. Figueroa Recreational Area Campgrounds closed (as of 7/6/2007), which includes portions of San Rafael Wilderness. Roads are closed into these areas. A plan for transitioning to a Federal IMT (Gelobter) is being developed. Estimated containment dates are difficult to establish at this time because of the establishment of the fire into the Wilderness. A Joint Accident investigation team continues to investigate the helicopter crash that occurred on 7/8/2007. Two people were on board and sustained minor injuries. The Air Operations Safety Stand Down has been lifted.
Phone Numbers	(805) 961-5770 (Zaca Fire Information)