InciWeb: Zaca EVACUATION WARNING

Saturday, August 18, 2007

InciWeb: Zaca EVACUATION WARNING

Evacuation Warning Issued for Camino Cielo Road From Gibraltar Road East to The Ventura County Line Including Gibraltar Reservoir and Jameson Lake.
Released: 12 hrs. ago
Effective August 17, 2007 8:00pmThe Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department and fire authorities have issued an EVACUATION WARNING for East Camino Cielo Road from Gibraltar Road east to the Ventura...

Incident: Zaca
Released: 12 hrs. ago

Effective August 17, 2007 8:00pm

The Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department and fire authorities have issued an EVACUATION WARNING for East Camino Cielo Road from Gibraltar Road east to the Ventura County Line including Gibraltar Reservoir and Jameson Lake.

Residents of these areas should consider what they need to take and be prepared to leave upon notice of the Sheriff's Department, as they may not be able to come back to retrieve personal items due to potentially rapidly changing fire conditions.

An EVACUATION WARNING alerts community members in this defined area of a potential threat to life and property from an emergency incident. An evacuation order may follow as a result of the threat.

Please monitor your local public safety warning systems and local radio and television news as conditions could rapidly change.

For more information, please contact Zaca Fire Information at 805-961-5770.

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Saturday, August 18, 2007