Categories: 2017 Fire Season

Fire Updates, 7/9/17

9 pm update:

Alamo: Update : 23,876 acres – 15% contained

Whittier: as of 11 this am – The fire is 7,800 acres

Parkfield: Update : 1,816 acres – 60% contained. Forward spread stopped.

Stone: Update, 340ac, forward progress stopped. Structures lost.

Garza: Update 2000 acres

7:00 am updates:

Parkfield:  as of around midnight last night, this one is 1500 acres and 30% contained.

Alamo: as of 6 am this one is up to 23,867 with 10% containment and heading west and south toward the 101 and Santa Maria. Here is a fire map:

Whittier Fire:  is 7800 acres and has crested Santa Ynez mountain and visible from Goleta now. This was 11 pm last night and from Goleta:

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