(Updated: Thu. November 7, 2024, 3:52 p.m.)

All evacuation warnings for the wildland fire in the Santa Lucia Canyon area north of Lompoc were lifted after the fire’s progress was stopped at 3:10 p.m., according to the fire department and the County Sheriff’s Office. Santa Barbara County. Containment is at 30 percent, according to county firefighters.

Crews from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Vandenberg Fire, Los Padres National Forest and Cal Fire remain on scene of the fire, which was first reported at 12:18 p.m. and burned approximately 130 acres near the village of Vandenberg, according to incident command. With high winds and dry conditions, authorities had warned the fire was likely to spread to 1,000 acres.

No injuries or damage to the structure have been reported at this time, according to Santa Barbara County Fire Departmentt, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

An evacuation order was initially issued for the areas of Lower Vandenberg Village and Providence Landing, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Mandatory evacuations were ordered at 1:19 p.m. for areas west of Mercury Ave., all of Celestial Way and Maple High School. “NO time to pack, please leave NOW,” read an X message from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. All of those orders were downgraded to warnings shortly before 2:30 p.m. and were then completely canceled at 3:38 p.m., the sheriff’s office said. X. Residents are encouraged to use caution when returning home as response teams are still in the area and to remain aware of changing conditions.

For an interactive incident map and the most recent evacuation information, click here.

A temporary evacuation point has been established at Trinity Church of the Nazarin, 500 East North Avenue in Lompoc. A small animal shelter has been established at 1501 W. Central Avenue in Lompoc.

The fire closed Highway 1 and Santa Lucia Canyon Road on the Highway 1 side. As of 12:55 p.m., travel on Washington Ave. from Utah Ave. and the Lompoc Gate were closed at Vandenberg Space Base, according to an alert from Vandenberg’s Facebook. For the latest departmental road closures, click on here. For the latest status of Highway 1, see Caltrans Quick Map.

Students at Maple High School in Lower Village were evacuated by bus to Cabrillo High School, where they were to be picked up by family members, said Raquel Zick, a spokeswoman for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.

Five planes responded to the Santa Lucia fire, according to Cal Fire, with one air tanker leaving the active Mountain Fire in Ventura to help. The Mountain Fire remains 0% contained, having burned more than 19,600 acres as of Thursday afternoon. A an air quality warning has been issued for Santa Barbara County on November 6 due to heavy smoke; the warning was updated on November 7 to include impacts from the Santa Lucia Fire.

More than 800 firefighters are currently assigned to the Mountain Fire, according to the Ventura County Fire Department, many of whom are from Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Los Angeles.

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