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Brush Fire Burning On Central Coast

A brush fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in the Ballard Canyon area of the Santa Ynez Valley
(Photo courtesy PG&E)
A brush fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in the Ballard Canyon area of the Santa Ynez Valley

Homes potentially threatened by blaze in Santa Ynez Valley

Firefighters are battling a ten acre plus brush fire on the Central Coast which is potentially threatening homes.

The 10 acres plus blaze is in the Ballard Canyon area of the Santa Ynez Valley. It was reported just before 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have been warning residents in the area about the fire.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.