Firefighters Halt Progress of Vegetation Fire Burning in Drum Canyon Near Los Alamos

Brush fire erupts near Los Alamos between Highways 101 and 246

Update 9:34 p.m. The Drum Fire burning south of Los Alamos Cemetery on Wednesday evening was 20% contained at 9 p.m., according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The blaze had consumed 40 acres of brush between Highways 101 and 246. Update 7:54 p.m. The Drum Fire grew to 40 acres with 5% of the blaze contained at 7:45 p.m., authorities said. “Firefighting crews continue working to suppress the fire by building and strengthening contai…

Firefighters Halt Progress of Vegetation Fire Burning in Drum Canyon Near Los Alamos

A two-alarm vegetation fire prompted the closure of Drum Canyon Road between Los Alamos and Highway 246 late Wednesday afternoon, but crews quickly worked to corral the blaze. At approximately 5:35 p.m., personnel from Santa Barbara County Fire Department began responding to the fire in the hills southwest of the Los Alamos Cemetery. At about 9:15 p.m., crews had stopped the forward progress of the flames, which had blackened about 40 acres. Con…

Firefighters On the Scene of 20-Acre Vegetation Fire South of Los Alamos

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Fire teams are responding to a 20-acre vegetation fire near the Los Alamos Cemetery on Drum Canyon Road Wednesday. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, crews have arrived at the scene and are working to contain the spread of flames from both the ground and in the The post Firefighters On the Scene of 20-Acre Vegetation Fire South of Los Alamos appeared first on News Channel 3-12.

Brush fire breaks out near Los Alamos

UPDATE (6:31 p.m.) - Santa Barbara County Fire officials say the Drum Fire has burned approximately 20 acres.Drum Canyon Road is closed to traffic between Los Alamos and Highway 246. ___(6:17 p.m.) - Firefighters are responding to a brush fire near Los Alamos in Santa Barbara County.The fire was first reported just after 5:30 p.m. off Drum Canyon Road, south of the Los Alamos Cemetery.A large plume of smoke can be seen throughout the area.The Sa…